diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index c0dff888e0..124f0e0804 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ int address_section_verify(Address *address) {
         if (address->flags != filtered_flags) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *str = NULL;
 
-                (void) address_flags_to_string_alloc(filtered_flags, address->family, &str);
+                (void) address_flags_to_string_alloc(address->flags ^ filtered_flags, address->family, &str);
                 return log_warning_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
                                          "%s: unexpected address flags \"%s\" were configured. "
                                          "Ignoring [Address] section from line %u.",