diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c b/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c
index 04a986a38d9..29e58952550 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager-bus.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int property_get_namespace_nsid(
          * number. */
 
         r = netns_get_nsid(/* netnsfd= */ -EBADF, &nsid);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (r < 0 && r != -ENODATA)
                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to query network nsid, ignoring: %m");
 
         return sd_bus_message_append(reply, "u", nsid);
diff --git a/src/shared/socket-netlink.c b/src/shared/socket-netlink.c
index 09477449b98..b0500abd8b1 100644
--- a/src/shared/socket-netlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/socket-netlink.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int netns_get_nsid(int netnsfd, uint32_t *ret) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
 
-                if (u == UINT32_MAX) /* no NSID assigned yet */
+                if (u == (uint32_t) NETNSA_NSID_NOT_ASSIGNED) /* no NSID assigned yet */
                         return -ENODATA;
 
                 if (ret)