diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 1567bd7ee9..f9bbd05dd8 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ int config_parse_lifetime(const char *unit,
                           void *userdata) {
         Network *network = userdata;
         _cleanup_(address_free_or_set_invalidp) Address *n = NULL;
-        unsigned k;
+        uint32_t k;
         int r;
 
         assert(filename);
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ int config_parse_lifetime(const char *unit,
         }
 
         n->cinfo.ifa_prefered = k;
-        n = NULL;
+        TAKE_PTR(n);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index 42e6b5aef2..8e2c775fcf 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_fallback_lease_lifetime(const char *unit,
                 void *data,
                 void *userdata) {
         Network *network = userdata;
-        unsigned k;
+        uint32_t k;
 
         assert(filename);
         assert(section);