diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 9d2f244087..6e6f9618b0 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ static bool link_ipv6_enabled(Link *link) {
         if (!socket_ipv6_is_supported())
                 return false;
 
-        return link_dhcp6_enabled(link) || link_ipv6ll_enabled(link) || network_has_static_ipv6_addresses(link->network);
+        /* DHCPv6 client will not be started if no IPv6 link-local address is configured. */
+        return link_ipv6ll_enabled(link) || network_has_static_ipv6_addresses(link->network);
 }
 
 static bool link_lldp_rx_enabled(Link *link) {
@@ -1577,7 +1578,7 @@ static int link_up(Link *link) {
                         return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set MAC address: %m");
         }
 
-        /* If IPv6 not configured (no static IPv6 address and neither DHCPv6 nor IPv6LL is enabled)
+        /* If IPv6 not configured (no static IPv6 address and IPv6LL autoconfiguration is disabled)
            for this interface then disable IPv6 else enable it. */
         (void) link_enable_ipv6(link);