diff --git a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.c b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.c
index a9fc8de164..e2055386b5 100644
--- a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.c
+++ b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.c
@@ -20,13 +20,19 @@
 #define APPLICATION_ID SD_ID128_MAKE(a5,0a,d1,12,bf,60,45,77,a2,fb,74,1a,b1,95,5b,03)
 #define USEC_2000       ((usec_t) 946684800000000) /* 2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC */
 
-int dhcp_validate_duid_len(uint16_t duid_type, size_t duid_len) {
+int dhcp_validate_duid_len(uint16_t duid_type, size_t duid_len, bool strict) {
         struct duid d;
 
         assert_cc(sizeof(d.raw) >= MAX_DUID_LEN);
         if (duid_len > MAX_DUID_LEN)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        if (!strict) {
+                /* Strict validation is not requested. We only ensure that the
+                 * DUID is not too long. */
+                return 0;
+        }
+
         switch (duid_type) {
         case DUID_TYPE_LLT:
                 if (duid_len <= sizeof(d.llt))
diff --git a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.h b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.h
index a544f38ab8..b3115125d9 100644
--- a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.h
+++ b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp-identifier.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct duid {
         };
 } _packed_;
 
-int dhcp_validate_duid_len(uint16_t duid_type, size_t duid_len);
+int dhcp_validate_duid_len(uint16_t duid_type, size_t duid_len, bool strict);
 int dhcp_identifier_set_duid_llt(struct duid *duid, usec_t t, const uint8_t *addr, size_t addr_len, uint16_t arp_type, size_t *len);
 int dhcp_identifier_set_duid_ll(struct duid *duid, const uint8_t *addr, size_t addr_len, uint16_t arp_type, size_t *len);
 int dhcp_identifier_set_duid_en(struct duid *duid, size_t *len);
diff --git a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c
index 1a0bda1b8d..6ca6bcab53 100644
--- a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int dhcp_client_set_iaid_duid_internal(
         assert_return(duid_len == 0 || duid != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
         if (duid != NULL) {
-                r = dhcp_validate_duid_len(duid_type, duid_len);
+                r = dhcp_validate_duid_len(duid_type, duid_len, true);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }
diff --git a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp6-client.c b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp6-client.c
index e39b185f2e..8c9fb932bc 100644
--- a/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp6-client.c
+++ b/src/systemd/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp6-client.c
@@ -208,9 +208,13 @@ static int dhcp6_client_set_duid_internal(
         assert_return(IN_SET(client->state, DHCP6_STATE_STOPPED), -EBUSY);
 
         if (duid != NULL) {
-                r = dhcp_validate_duid_len(duid_type, duid_len);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
+                r = dhcp_validate_duid_len(duid_type, duid_len, true);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        r = dhcp_validate_duid_len(duid_type, duid_len, false);
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                        log_dhcp6_client(client, "Setting DUID of type %u with unexpected content", duid_type);
+                }
 
                 client->duid.type = htobe16(duid_type);
                 memcpy(&client->duid.raw.data, duid, duid_len);