diff --git a/src/network/networkd-json.c b/src/network/networkd-json.c
index d109fdc473..0c3bb5b8fb 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-json.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-json.c
@@ -1420,13 +1420,12 @@ static int dhcp_client_private_options_append_json(Link *link, sd_json_variant *
                 return 0;
 
         LIST_FOREACH(options, option, link->dhcp_lease->private_options) {
-
                 r = sd_json_variant_append_arraybo(
                                 &array,
                                 SD_JSON_BUILD_PAIR_UNSIGNED("Option", option->tag),
                                 SD_JSON_BUILD_PAIR_HEX("PrivateOptionData", option->data, option->length));
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return 0;
+                        return r;
         }
         return json_variant_set_field_non_null(v, "PrivateOptions", array);
 }