diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
index 9498fa4ccc..cdc1f307af 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ bool route_can_update(const Route *existing, const Route *requesting) {
                         return false;
                 if (existing->type != requesting->type)
                         return false;
-                if (existing->flags != requesting->flags)
+                if ((existing->flags & ~RTNH_COMPARE_MASK) != (requesting->flags & ~RTNH_COMPARE_MASK))
                         return false;
                 if (!in6_addr_equal(&existing->prefsrc.in6, &requesting->prefsrc.in6))
                         return false;