diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager.c b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
index 27a4f6db61..e17ee2a133 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int manager_connect_bus(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add network enumerator: %m");
 
-        r = bus_request_name_async_may_reload_dbus(m->bus, NULL, "org.freedesktop.network1", 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_bus_request_name_async(m->bus, NULL, "org.freedesktop.network1", 0, NULL, NULL);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to request name: %m");
 
diff --git a/units/systemd-networkd.service.in b/units/systemd-networkd.service.in
index 371ab3a9cf..65d3e2a660 100644
--- a/units/systemd-networkd.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-networkd.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Documentation=man:systemd-networkd.service(8)
 ConditionCapability=CAP_NET_ADMIN
 DefaultDependencies=no
 # systemd-udevd.service can be dropped once tuntap is moved to netlink
-After=systemd-udevd.service network-pre.target systemd-sysctl.service
+After=systemd-udevd.service network-pre.target systemd-sysusers.service systemd-sysctl.service
 Before=network.target multi-user.target shutdown.target
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 Wants=network.target
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ RestartSec=0
 ExecStart=!!@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-networkd
 WatchdogSec=3min
 User=systemd-network
-DynamicUser=yes
 CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_NET_BROADCAST CAP_NET_RAW
 AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_NET_BROADCAST CAP_NET_RAW
+ProtectSystem=strict
 ProtectHome=yes
 ProtectControlGroups=yes
 ProtectKernelModules=yes