diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
index 3078f84f6e92..a7580fb19978 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/networkd.nix
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ in
 
       systemd.services.systemd-networkd = {
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-        restartTriggers = attrNames unitFiles;
+        restartTriggers = map (x: x.source) (attrValues unitFiles);
         # prevent race condition with interface renaming (#39069)
         requires = [ "systemd-udev-settle.service" ];
         after = [ "systemd-udev-settle.service" ];