diff --git a/networkd/tasks/main.yml b/networkd/tasks/main.yml
index bd8bd7a2b443ae4b6dad502ba7da6665ffe06a7d..dae9c5c4987109b2f2d31a546a5bbabc34849bb9 100644
--- a/networkd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/networkd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   systemd:
     name: networking
     enabled: no
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: ensure legacy methods are really disabled
   apt: