diff --git a/test/test-network/conf/25-route-static.network b/test/test-network/conf/25-route-static.network
index 4d94ab92a8..9e12480a65 100644
--- a/test/test-network/conf/25-route-static.network
+++ b/test/test-network/conf/25-route-static.network
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ IPv6AcceptRA=no
 Address=2001:1234:5:8f63::1/128
 Address=149.10.124.58/28
 DefaultRouteOnDevice=yes
+IPv4LLRoute=yes
 
 [Route]
 Destination=2001:1234:5:8fff:ff:ff:ff:ff/128
diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index ab742d31f5..9c665d9f93 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, '149.10.124.48/28 proto kernel scope link src 149.10.124.58')
         self.assertRegex(output, '149.10.124.64 proto static scope link')
+        self.assertRegex(output, '169.254.0.0/16 proto static scope link metric 2048')
         self.assertRegex(output, '192.168.1.1 proto static initcwnd 20')
         self.assertRegex(output, '192.168.1.2 proto static initrwnd 30')