diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.c b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
index 89891f9e27..9fc9c1176a 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int load_link(link_config_ctx *ctx, const char *filename) {
         link->port = _NET_DEV_PORT_INVALID;
         link->autonegotiation = -1;
 
-        memset(&link->features, -1, sizeof(link->features));
+        memset(&link->features, 0xFF, sizeof(link->features));
 
         r = config_parse(NULL, filename, file,
                          "Match\0Link\0Ethernet\0",