1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c b/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
index 9f4c719e31..4df31df4a2 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
@@ -667,11 +667,12 @@ int bus_link_method_reconfigure(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_
         r = link_reconfigure(l, true);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
-
-        link_set_state(l, LINK_STATE_INITIALIZED);
-        r = link_save_and_clean(l);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
+        if (r > 0) {
+                link_set_state(l, LINK_STATE_INITIALIZED);
+                r = link_save_and_clean(l);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
 
         return sd_bus_reply_method_return(message, NULL);
 }