diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager-varlink.c b/src/network/networkd-manager-varlink.c
index 31aebfc389..5eeed95791 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager-varlink.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager-varlink.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int vl_method_set_persistent_storage(Varlink *vlink, JsonVariant *paramet
                 }
 
                 if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0)
-                        return log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to stat the passed persistent storage fd: %m");
+                        return log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to stat the passed persistent storage fd: %m");
 
                 r = stat_verify_directory(&st);
                 if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager.c b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
index 77dfc65a8a..8e8b27d78d 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int persistent_storage_open(void) {
         if (r <= 0)
                 return -EBADF;
 
-        fd = open("/var/lib/systemd/network/", O_CLOEXEC | O_DIRECTORY | O_PATH);
+        fd = open("/var/lib/systemd/network/", O_CLOEXEC | O_DIRECTORY);
         if (fd < 0)
                 return log_debug_errno(errno, "Failed to open /var/lib/systemd/network/, ignoring: %m");