diff --git a/test/test-network/conf/25-sysctl.network b/test/test-network/conf/25-sysctl.network
index 2452fb7e856..68be3054770 100644
--- a/test/test-network/conf/25-sysctl.network
+++ b/test/test-network/conf/25-sysctl.network
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ IPv6DuplicateAddressDetection=3
 IPv6HopLimit=5
 IPv4ProxyARP=true
 IPv6ProxyNDP=true
+IPv6AcceptRA=no
diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index c39250caf23..d0b348691fc 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -1262,7 +1262,8 @@ class NetworkdNetWorkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
     def test_sysctl(self):
         self.copy_unit_to_networkd_unit_path('25-sysctl.network', '12-dummy.netdev')
-        self.start_networkd()
+        self.start_networkd(0)
+        self.wait_online(['dummy98:degraded'])
 
         self.assertTrue(self.link_exits('dummy98'))