diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 7983f448a10..42fcb500db8 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -2681,10 +2681,9 @@ static int link_enter_join_netdev(Link *link) {
 
         HASHMAP_FOREACH(netdev, link->network->stacked_netdevs, i) {
 
-                if (netdev->ifindex > 0) {
-                        link_joined(link);
+                if (netdev->ifindex > 0)
+                        /* Assume already enslaved. */
                         continue;
-                }
 
                 log_struct(LOG_DEBUG,
                            LOG_LINK_INTERFACE(link),