diff -rup systemd-239/src/network/networkd-link.c systemd-239-new/src/network/networkd-link.c
--- systemd-239/src/network/networkd-link.c	2018-06-22 04:11:49.000000000 -0700
+++ systemd-239-new/src/network/networkd-link.c	2018-10-26 04:55:28.249268475 -0700
@@ -1304,24 +1304,6 @@ int link_set_mtu(Link *link, uint32_t mt
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not allocate RTM_SETLINK message: %m");
 
-        /* If IPv6 not configured (no static IPv6 address and IPv6LL autoconfiguration is disabled)
-           for this interface, or if it is a bridge slave, then disable IPv6 else enable it. */
-        (void) link_enable_ipv6(link);
-
-        /* IPv6 protocol requires a minimum MTU of IPV6_MTU_MIN(1280) bytes
-           on the interface. Bump up MTU bytes to IPV6_MTU_MIN. */
-        if (link_ipv6_enabled(link) && link->network->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
-
-                log_link_warning(link, "Bumping MTU to " STRINGIFY(IPV6_MIN_MTU) ", as "
-                                 "IPv6 is requested and requires a minimum MTU of " STRINGIFY(IPV6_MIN_MTU) " bytes: %m");
-
-                link->network->mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
-        }
-
-        r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(req, IFLA_MTU, link->network->mtu);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set MTU: %m");
-
         r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(req, IFLA_MTU, mtu);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append MTU: %m");
@@ -1789,6 +1771,26 @@ int link_up(Link *link) {
                         return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set MAC address: %m");
         }
 
+        /* If IPv6 not configured (no static IPv6 address and IPv6LL autoconfiguration is disabled)
+           for this interface, or if it is a bridge slave, then disable IPv6 else enable it. */
+        (void) link_enable_ipv6(link);
+
+        if (link->network->mtu != 0) {
+                /* IPv6 protocol requires a minimum MTU of IPV6_MTU_MIN(1280) bytes
+                   on the interface. Bump up MTU bytes to IPV6_MTU_MIN. */
+                if (link_ipv6_enabled(link) && link->network->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU) {
+
+                        log_link_warning(link, "Bumping MTU to " STRINGIFY(IPV6_MIN_MTU) ", as "
+                                         "IPv6 is requested and requires a minimum MTU of " STRINGIFY(IPV6_MIN_MTU) " bytes: %m");
+
+                        link->network->mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
+                }
+
+                r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(req, IFLA_MTU, link->network->mtu);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set MTU: %m");
+        }
+
         r = sd_netlink_message_open_container(req, IFLA_AF_SPEC);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not open IFLA_AF_SPEC container: %m");
@@ -2861,12 +2863,6 @@ static int link_configure(Link *link) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }
-
-        if (link->network->mtu > 0) {
-                r = link_set_mtu(link, link->network->mtu);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
 
         if (link_has_carrier(link) || link->network->configure_without_carrier) {
                 r = link_acquire_conf(link);
Only in systemd-239-new/src/network: networkd-link.c.orig