diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index 6f06e2218d..66568c87fb 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -1294,15 +1294,16 @@ int dhcp4_configure(Link *link) {
         if (!link_dhcp4_enabled(link))
                 return 0;
 
-        if (!link->dhcp_client) {
-                r = sd_dhcp_client_new(&link->dhcp_client, link->network->dhcp_anonymize);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "DHCP4 CLIENT: Failed to allocate DHCP4 client: %m");
+        if (link->dhcp_client)
+                return -EBUSY; /* Already configured. */
 
-                r = sd_dhcp_client_attach_event(link->dhcp_client, link->manager->event, 0);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "DHCP4 CLIENT: Failed to attach event to DHCP4 client: %m");
-        }
+        r = sd_dhcp_client_new(&link->dhcp_client, link->network->dhcp_anonymize);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "DHCP4 CLIENT: Failed to allocate DHCP4 client: %m");
+
+        r = sd_dhcp_client_attach_event(link->dhcp_client, link->manager->event, 0);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "DHCP4 CLIENT: Failed to attach event to DHCP4 client: %m");
 
         r = sd_dhcp_client_set_mac(link->dhcp_client,
                                    link->hw_addr.addr.bytes,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
index aa077d6219..f5e66b9457 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ int dhcp6_configure(Link *link) {
                 return 0;
 
         if (link->dhcp6_client)
-                return 0;
+                return -EBUSY;
 
         r = sd_dhcp6_client_new(&client);
         if (r == -ENOMEM)
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
index 65266633e3..7aad2131fd 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
@@ -151,15 +151,16 @@ int ipv4ll_configure(Link *link) {
         if (!link_ipv4ll_enabled(link))
                 return 0;
 
-        if (!link->ipv4ll) {
-                r = sd_ipv4ll_new(&link->ipv4ll);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
+        if (link->ipv4ll)
+                return -EBUSY;
 
-                r = sd_ipv4ll_attach_event(link->ipv4ll, link->manager->event, 0);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
+        r = sd_ipv4ll_new(&link->ipv4ll);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = sd_ipv4ll_attach_event(link->ipv4ll, link->manager->event, 0);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
 
         if (link->sd_device &&
             net_get_unique_predictable_data(link->sd_device, true, &seed) >= 0) {
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-lldp-rx.c b/src/network/networkd-lldp-rx.c
index bf1dd045b8..5b1b90cdd3 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-lldp-rx.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-lldp-rx.c
@@ -73,15 +73,16 @@ int link_lldp_rx_configure(Link *link) {
         if (!link_lldp_rx_enabled(link))
                 return 0;
 
-        if (!link->lldp) {
-                r = sd_lldp_new(&link->lldp);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
+        if (link->lldp)
+                return -EBUSY;
 
-                r = sd_lldp_attach_event(link->lldp, link->manager->event, 0);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
+        r = sd_lldp_new(&link->lldp);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = sd_lldp_attach_event(link->lldp, link->manager->event, 0);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
 
         r = sd_lldp_set_ifindex(link->lldp, link->ifindex);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
index 6830cf592e..7a975f3a91 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ int ndisc_configure(Link *link) {
                 return 0;
 
         if (link->ndisc)
-                return 0; /* Already configured. */
+                return -EBUSY; /* Already configured. */
 
         r = sd_ndisc_new(&link->ndisc);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-radv.c b/src/network/networkd-radv.c
index 8d8c21c0d8..19f75e01da 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-radv.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-radv.c
@@ -644,6 +644,9 @@ int radv_configure(Link *link) {
         if (!link_radv_enabled(link))
                 return 0;
 
+        if (link->radv)
+                return -EBUSY;
+
         r = sd_radv_new(&link->radv);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;