diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
index 7cafe1f6a3..0c43965ea6 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
@@ -222,20 +222,33 @@ static int ndisc_request_route(Route *route, Link *link) {
                 /* Note, here do not call route_remove_and_cancel() with 'route' directly, otherwise
                  * existing route(s) may be removed needlessly. */
 
-                if (route_get(link->manager, route, &existing) >= 0) {
-                        /* Found an existing route that may conflict with this route. */
+                /* First, check if a conflicting route is already requested. If there is an existing route,
+                 * and also an existing pending request, then the source may be updated by the request. So,
+                 * we first need to check the source of the requested route. */
+                if (route_get_request(link->manager, route, &req) >= 0) {
+                        existing = ASSERT_PTR(req->userdata);
                         if (!route_can_update(existing, route)) {
-                                log_link_debug(link, "Found an existing route that conflicts with new route based on a received RA, removing.");
+                                if (existing->source == NETWORK_CONFIG_SOURCE_STATIC) {
+                                        log_link_debug(link, "Found a pending route request that conflicts with new request based on a received RA, ignoring request.");
+                                        return 0;
+                                }
+
+                                log_link_debug(link, "Found a pending route request that conflicts with new request based on a received RA, cancelling.");
                                 r = route_remove_and_cancel(existing, link->manager);
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         return r;
                         }
                 }
 
-                if (route_get_request(link->manager, route, &req) >= 0) {
-                        existing = ASSERT_PTR(req->userdata);
+                /* Then, check if a conflicting route exists. */
+                if (route_get(link->manager, route, &existing) >= 0) {
                         if (!route_can_update(existing, route)) {
-                                log_link_debug(link, "Found a pending route request that conflicts with new request based on a received RA, cancelling.");
+                                if (existing->source == NETWORK_CONFIG_SOURCE_STATIC) {
+                                        log_link_debug(link, "Found an existing route that conflicts with new route based on a received RA, ignoring request.");
+                                        return 0;
+                                }
+
+                                log_link_debug(link, "Found an existing route that conflicts with new route based on a received RA, removing.");
                                 r = route_remove_and_cancel(existing, link->manager);
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         return r;