diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml b/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml
index 074ec5086..0e1ccd980 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
     - { src: 'hostapd/hostapd.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf.iiab' }
   when: can_be_ap
 
+- name: Enable & Restart networkd-dispatcher.service
+  systemd:
+    name: networkd-dispatcher
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: yes
+    masked: no
+  when: systemd_networkd_active
+
 - name: Restart hostapd when WiFi is present but not when using WiFi as gateway with wifi_up_down False
   systemd:
     name: hostapd
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
index 680b8316e..e1b73db61 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/sysd-netd-debian.yml
@@ -118,9 +118,3 @@
     enabled: yes
     masked: no
 
-- name: Enable & Restart networkd-dispatcher.service
-  systemd:
-    name: networkd-dispatcher
-    state: restarted
-    enabled: yes
-    masked: no