diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 11337126e5..582069cf39 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -811,8 +811,10 @@ static int address_update(Address *address) {
                 link->ipv6ll_address = address->in_addr.in6;
 
                 r = link_ipv6ll_gained(link);
-                if (r < 0)
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        link->ipv6ll_address = (const struct in6_addr) {};
                         return r;
+                }
         }
 
         if (IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_FAILED, LINK_STATE_LINGER))
diff --git a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c
index 4d698d620f..f7e257e041 100644
--- a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c
+++ b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ int transfer_vacuum(
 
                 r = transfer_instance_vacuum(t, instance);
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return 0;
+                        return r;
 
                 instance_free(instance);
                 memmove(t->target.instances + i, t->target.instances + i + 1, (t->target.n_instances - i - 1) * sizeof(Instance*));
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ int transfer_vacuum(
 
                 r = transfer_instance_vacuum(t, oldest);
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return 0;
+                        return r;
 
                 instance_free(oldest);
                 memmove(t->target.instances + p, t->target.instances + p + 1, (t->target.n_instances - p - 1) * sizeof(Instance*));