diff --git a/src/network/generator/test-network-generator.c b/src/network/generator/test-network-generator.c
index e658d893335..bcd4b1d9e41 100644
--- a/src/network/generator/test-network-generator.c
+++ b/src/network/generator/test-network-generator.c
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ static void test_netdev_one(const char *ifname, const char *key, const char *val
         assert_se(streq(output, expected));
 }
 
-static void test_link_one(const char *ifname, const char *key, const char *value, const char *expected) {
+static void test_link_one(const char *filename, const char *key, const char *value, const char *expected) {
         _cleanup_(context_clear) Context context = {};
         _cleanup_free_ char *output = NULL;
         Link *link;
 
         printf("# %s=%s\n", key, value);
         assert_se(parse_cmdline_item(key, value, &context) >= 0);
-        assert_se(link = link_get(&context, ifname));
+        assert_se(link = link_get(&context, filename));
         assert_se(link_format(link, &output) >= 0);
         puts(output);
         assert_se(streq(output, expected));
@@ -334,6 +334,22 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                       "Name=hogehoge\n"
                       );
 
+        test_link_one("001122334455", "net.ifname-policy", "keep,kernel,database,onboard,slot,path,mac,00:11:22:33:44:55",
+                      "[Match]\n"
+                      "MACAddress=00:11:22:33:44:55\n"
+                      "\n[Link]\n"
+                      "NamePolicy=keep kernel database onboard slot path mac\n"
+                      "AlternativeNamesPolicy=database onboard slot path mac\n"
+                      );
+
+        test_link_one("default", "net.ifname-policy", "keep,kernel,database,onboard,slot,path,mac",
+                      "[Match]\n"
+                      "OriginalName=*\n"
+                      "\n[Link]\n"
+                      "NamePolicy=keep kernel database onboard slot path mac\n"
+                      "AlternativeNamesPolicy=database onboard slot path mac\n"
+                      );
+
         test_network_two("eth0",
                          "ip", "192.168.0.10:192.168.0.2:192.168.0.1:255.255.255.0:hogehoge:eth0:on:10.10.10.10:10.10.10.11",
                          "rd.route", "10.1.2.3/16:10.0.2.3",