diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
index e924723e5d..de532eee7a 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strxcpyx.h"
 #include "sysctl-util.h"
-#include "util.h"
+#include "vrf.h"
 
 #define ROUTES_DEFAULT_MAX_PER_FAMILY 4096U
 
@@ -1700,6 +1700,11 @@ int route_section_verify(Route *route, Network *network) {
                                          route->section->filename, route->section->line);
         }
 
+        if (!route->table_set && network->vrf) {
+                route->table = VRF(network->vrf)->table;
+                route->table_set = true;
+        }
+
         if (!route->table_set && IN_SET(route->type, RTN_LOCAL, RTN_BROADCAST, RTN_ANYCAST, RTN_NAT))
                 route->table = RT_TABLE_LOCAL;