diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 98a5e3109e..69f3e1212a 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ static bool link_lldp_rx_enabled(Link *link) {
         if (!link->network)
                 return false;
 
-        if (link->network->bridge)
+        /* LLDP should be handled on bridge slaves as those have a direct
+         * connection to their peers not on the bridge master. Linux doesn't
+         * even (by default) forward lldp packets to the bridge master.*/
+        if (streq_ptr("bridge", link->kind))
                 return false;
 
         return link->network->lldp_mode != LLDP_MODE_NO;