diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
index 6637e81c66..73b49a5ec0 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
@@ -998,6 +998,31 @@ static int dhcp6_prefix_remove_all(Manager *m, Link *link) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+static int dhcp6_assign_delegeted_prefix_address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(link);
+
+        if (IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_FAILED, LINK_STATE_LINGER))
+                return 1;
+
+        r = sd_netlink_message_get_errno(m);
+        if (r < 0 && r != -EEXIST) {
+                log_link_message_warning_errno(link, m, r, "Could not set DHCPv6 delegated prefix address ");
+                link_enter_failed(link);
+                return 1;
+        } else if (r >= 0)
+                (void) manager_rtnl_process_address(rtnl, m, link->manager);
+
+        r = link_request_set_routes(link);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                link_enter_failed(link);
+                return 1;
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
 static int dhcp6_assign_delegated_prefix(Link *link,
                                          const struct in6_addr *prefix,
                                          uint8_t prefix_len,
@@ -1035,11 +1060,9 @@ static int dhcp6_assign_delegated_prefix(Link *link,
 
         link_set_state(link, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING);
 
-        r = address_configure(address, link, address_handler, true);
+        r = address_configure(address, link, dhcp6_assign_delegeted_prefix_address_handler, true);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Failed to set acquired DHCPv6 delegated prefix address: %m");
-        if (r > 0)
-                link->address_messages++;
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 053aa3b4ce..71e6976a30 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ static int link_request_set_neighbors(Link *link) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link) {
+static int address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link) {
         int r;
 
         assert(rtnl);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.h b/src/network/networkd-link.h
index f53b9da2e3..f615e7e62d 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.h
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ int link_request_set_routes(Link *link);
 int link_request_set_nexthop(Link *link);
 
 int link_reconfigure(Link *link, bool force);
-int address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link);
 
 int log_link_message_full_errno(Link *link, sd_netlink_message *m, int level, int err, const char *msg);
 #define log_link_message_error_errno(link, m, err, msg)   log_link_message_full_errno(link, m, LOG_ERR, err, msg)