diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index f8bbdda468..28fd128b0b 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -3859,7 +3859,8 @@ set_nm_ipv6ll (NMDevice *self, gboolean enable)
 		const char *detail = enable ? "enable" : "disable";
 
 		_LOGD (LOGD_IP6, "will %s userland IPv6LL", detail);
-		if (!nm_platform_link_set_user_ipv6ll_enabled (ifindex, enable))
+		if (  !nm_platform_link_set_user_ipv6ll_enabled (ifindex, enable)
+		   && nm_platform_get_error () != NM_PLATFORM_ERROR_NOT_FOUND)
 			_LOGW (LOGD_IP6, "failed to %s userspace IPv6LL address handling", detail);
 	}
 }