diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
index f83ff54369..e67e51f7ef 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ int dhcp6_configure(Link *link) {
 
         assert(link);
 
+        if (link->dhcp6_client)
+                return 0;
+
         r = sd_dhcp6_client_new(&client);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index f97600e2b5..ba64473cd3 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,8 @@ static int link_configure(Link *link) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        if (link_dhcp6_enabled(link)) {
+        if (link_dhcp6_enabled(link) ||
+            link_ipv6_accept_ra_enabled(link)) {
                 r = dhcp6_configure(link);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;