diff --git a/src/network/networkctl.c b/src/network/networkctl.c
index 91285e8116..d5a4b7eef8 100644
--- a/src/network/networkctl.c
+++ b/src/network/networkctl.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ JsonFormatFlags arg_json_format_flags = JSON_FORMAT_OFF;
 STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_drop_in, freep);
 
 static int varlink_connect_networkd(Varlink **ret_varlink) {
-        _cleanup_(varlink_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(varlink_flush_close_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
         JsonVariant *reply;
         uint64_t id;
         int r;
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ static int link_status(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_flush_close_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_unrefp) sd_netlink *rtnl = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_hwdb_unrefp) sd_hwdb *hwdb = NULL;
-        _cleanup_(varlink_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(varlink_flush_close_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
         _cleanup_(link_info_array_freep) LinkInfo *links = NULL;
         int r, c;
 
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ static int dump_lldp_neighbors_json(JsonVariant *reply, char * const *patterns)
 }
 
 static int link_lldp_status(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
-        _cleanup_(varlink_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(varlink_flush_close_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
         _cleanup_(table_unrefp) Table *table = NULL;
         JsonVariant *reply;
         uint64_t all = 0;
@@ -2934,7 +2934,7 @@ static int verb_reconfigure(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 }
 
 static int verb_persistent_storage(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
-        _cleanup_(varlink_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(varlink_flush_close_unrefp) Varlink *vl = NULL;
         bool ready;
         int r;