diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 5c87a6c9c7..57a9ceb229 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -1158,6 +1158,9 @@ static bool address_is_ready_to_configure(Link *link, const Address *address) {
         if (!link_is_ready_to_configure(link, false))
                 return false;
 
+        if (address_is_removing(address))
+                return false;
+
         if (!ipv4acd_bound(address))
                 return false;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-util.h b/src/network/networkd-util.h
index 9c360f5526..8ffe4b5b5b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-util.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-util.h
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ int network_config_state_to_string_alloc(NetworkConfigState s, char **ret);
                                     NETWORK_CONFIG_STATE_REMOVING,      \
                                     NETWORK_CONFIG_STATE_REMOVING);     \
         }                                                               \
+        static inline bool name##_is_removing(const type *t) {          \
+                assert(t);                                              \
+                return FLAGS_SET(t->state, NETWORK_CONFIG_STATE_REMOVING); \
+        }                                                               \
         static inline void name##_enter_removed(type *t) {              \
                 name##_update_state(t,                                  \
                                     NETWORK_CONFIG_STATE_CONFIGURED |   \