diff --git a/src/network/networkd-setlink.c b/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
index a3b52dc8d2..47dc6720ac 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int link_is_ready_to_set_link(Link *link, Request *req) {
 
         op = PTR_TO_INT(req->set_link_operation_ptr);
 
-        if (!IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_INITIALIZED, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURED))
+        if (!IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURED))
                 return false;
 
         switch (op) {
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static int link_up_or_down(Link *link, bool up, Request *req) {
 static bool link_is_ready_to_activate(Link *link) {
         assert(link);
 
-        if (!IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_INITIALIZED, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURED))
+        if (!IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURED))
                 return false;
 
         if (link->set_link_messages > 0)