diff --git a/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml b/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml
index 31aa02218a..9c6b02ac1c 100644
--- a/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@
         <listitem><para>Waiting for an IPv4 address of each network interface to be configured. If this
         option is specified with <option>--any</option>, then
         <command>systemd-networkd-wait-online</command> exits with success when at least one interface
-        becomes online and has an IPv4 address. The option is applied only for the operational state
-        <literal>degraded</literal> or above. If neither <option>--ipv4</option> nor
+        becomes online and has an IPv4 address. If the required minimum operational state is
+        below <literal>routable</literal>, then each link (or at least one link with
+        <option>--any</option>) must have an IPv4 link-local or routable address. If the required
+        minimum operational state is <literal>routable</literal>, then each link must have an IPv4
+        routable address.</para>
+        <para>If neither <option>--ipv4</option> nor
         <option>--ipv6</option> is specified, then the value from
         <varname>RequiredFamilyForOnline=</varname> in the corresponding <filename>.network</filename>
         file is used if present.</para></listitem>
@@ -106,8 +110,12 @@
         <listitem><para>Waiting for an IPv6 address of each network interface to be configured. If this
         option is specified with <option>--any</option>, then
         <command>systemd-networkd-wait-online</command> exits with success when at least one interface
-        becomes online and has an IPv6 address. The option is applied only for the operational state
-        <literal>degraded</literal> or above. If neither <option>--ipv4</option> nor
+        becomes online and has an IPv6 address. If the required minimum operational state is
+        below <literal>routable</literal>, then each link (or at least one link with
+        <option>--any</option>) must have an IPv6 link-local or routable address. If the required
+        minimum operational state is <literal>routable</literal>, then each link must have an IPv6
+        routable address.</para>
+        <para>If neither <option>--ipv4</option> nor
         <option>--ipv6</option> is specified, then the value from
         <varname>RequiredFamilyForOnline=</varname> in the corresponding <filename>.network</filename>
         file is used if present.</para></listitem>
diff --git a/src/network/wait-online/manager.c b/src/network/wait-online/manager.c
index e1df0345c0..3890e92b61 100644
--- a/src/network/wait-online/manager.c
+++ b/src/network/wait-online/manager.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int manager_link_is_online(Manager *m, Link *l, LinkOperationalStateRange
         needs_ipv4 = required_family & ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4;
         needs_ipv6 = required_family & ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV6;
 
-        if (s.min >= LINK_OPERSTATE_DEGRADED) {
+        if (s.min < LINK_OPERSTATE_ROUTABLE) {
                 if (needs_ipv4 && l->ipv4_address_state < LINK_ADDRESS_STATE_DEGRADED) {
                         log_link_debug(l, "No routable or link-local IPv4 address is configured.");
                         return 0;
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ static int manager_link_is_online(Manager *m, Link *l, LinkOperationalStateRange
                         log_link_debug(l, "No routable or link-local IPv6 address is configured.");
                         return 0;
                 }
-        }
-
-        if (s.min >= LINK_OPERSTATE_ROUTABLE) {
+        } else {
                 if (needs_ipv4 && l->ipv4_address_state < LINK_ADDRESS_STATE_ROUTABLE) {
                         log_link_debug(l, "No routable IPv4 address is configured.");
                         return 0;