diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml
index b0efd62dbd..bd078ecdca 100644
--- a/man/systemd.network.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.network.xml
@@ -1682,7 +1682,8 @@ NFTSet=prefix:netdev:filter:eth_ipv4_prefix</programlisting>
           one of predefined names <literal>default</literal>, <literal>main</literal>, and
           <literal>local</literal>, and names defined in <varname>RouteTable=</varname> in
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>networkd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-          or a number between 1 and 4294967295. Defaults to <literal>main</literal>.</para>
+          or a number between 1 and 4294967295. Defaults to <literal>main</literal>.
+          Ignored if <varname>L3MasterDevice=</varname> is true.</para>
 
           <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v235"/>
         </listitem>
@@ -2053,7 +2054,7 @@ NFTSet=prefix:netdev:filter:eth_ipv4_prefix</programlisting>
           <command>ip route show table <replaceable>num</replaceable></command>. If unset and
           <varname>Type=</varname> is <literal>local</literal>, <literal>broadcast</literal>,
           <literal>anycast</literal>, or <literal>nat</literal>, then <literal>local</literal> is used.
-          In other cases, defaults to <literal>main</literal>. Ignored if <varname>L3MasterDevice=</varname> is true.</para>
+          In other cases, defaults to <literal>main</literal>.</para>
 
           <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v230"/>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
index 886b4da8e0..c6b3779908 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -483,9 +483,7 @@ static int routing_policy_rule_set_netlink_message(const RoutingPolicyRule *rule
                         return r;
         }
 
-        if (rule->l3mdev)
-                r = sd_rtnl_message_routing_policy_rule_set_table(m, RT_TABLE_UNSPEC);
-        else if (rule->table < 256)
+        if (rule->table < 256)
                 r = sd_rtnl_message_routing_policy_rule_set_table(m, rule->table);
         else {
                 r = sd_rtnl_message_routing_policy_rule_set_table(m, RT_TABLE_UNSPEC);
@@ -1784,6 +1782,9 @@ static int routing_policy_rule_section_verify(RoutingPolicyRule *rule) {
                 /* rule->family can be AF_UNSPEC only when Family=both. */
         }
 
+        if (rule->l3mdev)
+                rule->table = RT_TABLE_UNSPEC;
+
         return 0;
 }