diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h b/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h
index 790bb8238b..d6fc542fd1 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device-private.h
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ nm_device_devip_set_state(NMDevice             *self,
     nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
     nm_assert_addr_family_or_unspec(addr_family);
     nm_assert(!l3cd || NM_IS_L3_CONFIG_DATA(l3cd));
-    nm_assert(NM_IN_SET(ip_state, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_PENDING, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_READY));
+    nm_assert(NM_IN_SET(ip_state,
+                        NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE,
+                        NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_PENDING,
+                        NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_READY));
 
     nm_device_devip_set_state_full(self, addr_family, ip_state, l3cd, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index b63b4b2df2..e16ee06c4a 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -9726,6 +9726,7 @@ nm_device_devip_set_state_full(NMDevice             *self,
 
     nm_assert_addr_family_or_unspec(addr_family);
     nm_assert(NM_IN_SET(ip_state,
+                        NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE,
                         NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_PENDING,
                         NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_READY,
                         NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAILED));
@@ -9733,7 +9734,7 @@ nm_device_devip_set_state_full(NMDevice             *self,
 
     nm_assert((ip_state != NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAILED)
               == (failed_reason == NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE));
-    nm_assert((ip_state != NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAILED) || !l3cd);
+    nm_assert(NM_IN_SET(ip_state, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_PENDING, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_READY) || !l3cd);
 
     p = _dev_ipdev_data(self, addr_family);