diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-link.c b/src/resolve/resolved-link.c
index e309b80728d..1b175c8121a 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-link.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-link.c
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ int link_update_rtnl(Link *l, sd_rtnl_message *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_rtnl_message_read_u32(m, IFLA_MTU, &l->mtu);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
+        sd_rtnl_message_read_u32(m, IFLA_MTU, &l->mtu);
         return 0;
 }