diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index d1ef451004..502b9e39da 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -651,8 +651,7 @@ int address_configure(
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
-                               link_netlink_destroy_callback, link);
+        r = netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback, link_netlink_destroy_callback, link);
         if (r < 0) {
                 address_release(address);
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
@@ -660,7 +659,10 @@ int address_configure(
 
         link_ref(link);
 
-        r = address_add(link, address->family, &address->in_addr, address->prefixlen, NULL);
+        if (address->family == AF_INET6 && !in_addr_is_null(address->family, &address->in_addr_peer))
+                r = address_add(link, address->family, &address->in_addr_peer, address->prefixlen, NULL);
+        else
+                r = address_add(link, address->family, &address->in_addr, address->prefixlen, NULL);
         if (r < 0) {
                 address_release(address);
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not add address: %m");