diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 664cc07c72..44147b2c0d 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ static void link_free(Link *link) {
         free(link->lease_file);
 
         sd_ipv4ll_unref(link->ipv4ll);
-
         sd_dhcp6_client_unref(link->dhcp6_client);
+        sd_icmp6_nd_unref(link->icmp6_router_discovery);
 
         hashmap_remove(link->manager->links, &link->ifindex);