diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index ccaaba25d33..65fd8b43e3b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -2223,6 +2223,9 @@ static int link_update_master(Link *link, sd_netlink_message *message) {
 
                 link_drop_from_master(link);
                 link->master_ifindex = master_ifindex;
+
+                /* Updating master ifindex may cause operational state change, e.g. carrier <-> enslaved */
+                link_dirty(link);
         }
 
         r = link_append_to_master(link);