diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager.c b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
index 7d55142c41..047296cbf0 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
@@ -1427,7 +1427,6 @@ int manager_new(Manager **ret) {
 
 void manager_free(Manager *m) {
         AddressPool *pool;
-        Network *network;
         Link *link;
 
         if (!m)
@@ -1435,10 +1434,6 @@ void manager_free(Manager *m) {
 
         free(m->state_file);
 
-        sd_netlink_unref(m->rtnl);
-        sd_netlink_unref(m->genl);
-        sd_resolve_unref(m->resolve);
-
         while ((link = hashmap_first(m->dhcp6_prefixes)))
                 manager_dhcp6_prefix_remove_all(m, link);
         hashmap_free(m->dhcp6_prefixes);
@@ -1457,9 +1452,7 @@ void manager_free(Manager *m) {
         m->links = hashmap_free_with_destructor(m->links, link_unref);
 
         m->duids_requesting_uuid = set_free(m->duids_requesting_uuid);
-        while ((network = m->networks))
-                network_unref(network);
-        hashmap_free(m->networks_by_name);
+        m->networks_by_name = hashmap_free_with_destructor(m->networks_by_name, network_unref);
 
         m->netdevs = hashmap_free_with_destructor(m->netdevs, netdev_unref);
 
@@ -1472,6 +1465,10 @@ void manager_free(Manager *m) {
         m->rules_foreign = set_free_with_destructor(m->rules_foreign, routing_policy_rule_free);
         set_free_with_destructor(m->rules_saved, routing_policy_rule_free);
 
+        sd_netlink_unref(m->rtnl);
+        sd_netlink_unref(m->genl);
+        sd_resolve_unref(m->resolve);
+
         sd_event_unref(m->event);
 
         sd_device_monitor_unref(m->device_monitor);