diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 7f536b4ba9..889ff1ec16 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -973,7 +973,10 @@ int config_parse_address_scope(const char *unit,
 bool address_is_ready(const Address *a) {
         assert(a);
 
-        return !(a->flags & (IFA_F_TENTATIVE | IFA_F_DEPRECATED));
+        if (a->family == AF_INET6)
+                return !(a->flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE);
+        else
+                return !(a->flags & (IFA_F_TENTATIVE | IFA_F_DEPRECATED));
 }
 
 int config_parse_router_preference(const char *unit,