diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 35573c0aaf785c9122486862f116050607f07454..76aaa63f57a9f175dcab5fba15d379cc5014c5b5 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -30942,13 +30942,16 @@ virDomainNetNotifyActualDevice(virConnectPtr conn,
                                virDomainDefPtr dom,
                                virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
 {
+    virDomainNetType actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(iface);
+
     if (!virUUIDIsValid(iface->data.network.portid)) {
         if (virDomainNetCreatePort(conn, dom, iface,
                                    VIR_NETWORK_PORT_CREATE_RECLAIM) < 0)
             return;
     }
 
-    if (virDomainNetGetActualType(iface) == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) {
+    if (actualType == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK ||
+        actualType == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) {
         /*
          * NB: we can't notify the guest of any MTU change anyway,
          * so there is no point in trying to learn the actualMTU