diff --git a/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c b/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c
index c04586a406..9bd9166a84 100644
--- a/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c
+++ b/src/dns/nm-dns-systemd-resolved.c
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ update_add_ip_config (NMDnsSystemdResolved *self,
 	addr_size = nm_utils_addr_family_to_size (addr_family);
 
 	if ((!data->domains.search || !data->domains.search[0])
-		&& !data->domains.has_default_route_exclusive)
+		&& !data->domains.has_default_route_exclusive
+		&& !data->domains.has_default_route)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	n = nm_ip_config_get_num_nameservers (data->ip_config);