1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 9cfc0955d3..0555d317a4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ int address_configure(Address *address, Link *link,
         _cleanup_sd_rtnl_message_unref_ sd_rtnl_message *req = NULL;
         int r;
 
+        assert(address);
+        assert(address->family == AF_INET || address->family == AF_INET6);
+        assert(link);
+        assert(link->ifindex > 0);
         assert(link->manager);
+        assert(link->manager->rtnl);
 
         r = sd_rtnl_message_addr_new(RTM_NEWADDR, link->ifindex,
                         address->family, address->prefixlen,
@@ -125,8 +130,6 @@ int address_configure(Address *address, Link *link,
                 return r;
         }
 
-        link->rtnl_messages ++;
-
         return 0;
 }