diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
index 8019d9872..68af9fc45 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 - name: Stopping services
   include_tasks: down-debian.yml
 
+- name: Disable and mask systemd-networkd-wait-online
+  systemd:
+    name: systemd-networkd-wait-online
+    enabled: no
+    masked: yes
+    state: stopped
+  when: is_ubuntu_18
+
 - name: Reload systemd
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes