diff --git a/36549.patch b/36549.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e07411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/36549.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+From 3ba72ff335eb25238bb4efb16435afe841724ef5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matteo Croce <teknoraver@meta.com>
+Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:10:20 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] add log messages when a route can't be updated
+
+---
+ src/network/networkd-route.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
+index 9498fa4ccc8f2..91a3916c30a8d 100644
+--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
++++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
+@@ -1399,32 +1399,58 @@ bool route_can_update(const Route *existing, const Route *requesting) {
+         assert(existing);
+         assert(requesting);
+ 
+-        if (route_compare_func(existing, requesting) != 0)
++        if (route_compare_func(existing, requesting) != 0) {
++                log_route_debug(existing, "Cannot update route, as the existing route is different", existing->manager);
+                 return false;
++        }
+ 
+         switch (existing->family) {
+         case AF_INET:
+-                if (existing->nexthop.weight != requesting->nexthop.weight)
++                if (existing->nexthop.weight != requesting->nexthop.weight) {
++                        log_debug("existing weight: %u, requesting weight: %u",
++                                  existing->nexthop.weight, requesting->nexthop.weight);
+                         return false;
++                }
+                 return true;
+ 
+         case AF_INET6:
+-                if (existing->protocol != requesting->protocol)
++                if (existing->protocol != requesting->protocol) {
++                        log_debug("existing protocol: %hhu, requesting protocol: %hhu",
++                                  existing->protocol, requesting->protocol);
+                         return false;
+-                if (existing->type != requesting->type)
++                }
++                if (existing->type != requesting->type) {
++                        log_debug("existing type: %hhu, requesting type: %hhu",
++                                  existing->type, requesting->type);
+                         return false;
+-                if (existing->flags != requesting->flags)
++                }
++                if (existing->flags != requesting->flags) {
++                        log_debug("existing flags: %x, requesting flags: %x",
++                                  existing->flags, requesting->flags);
+                         return false;
+-                if (!in6_addr_equal(&existing->prefsrc.in6, &requesting->prefsrc.in6))
++                }
++                if (!in6_addr_equal(&existing->prefsrc.in6, &requesting->prefsrc.in6)) {
++                        log_route_debug(existing, "Cannot update route, as the preferred source is different", existing->manager);
+                         return false;
+-                if (existing->pref != requesting->pref)
++                }
++                if (existing->pref != requesting->pref) {
++                        log_debug("existing preference: %hhu, requesting preference: %hhu",
++                                  existing->pref, requesting->pref);
+                         return false;
+-                if (existing->expiration_managed_by_kernel && requesting->lifetime_usec == USEC_INFINITY)
++                }
++                if (existing->expiration_managed_by_kernel && requesting->lifetime_usec == USEC_INFINITY) {
++                        log_route_debug(existing, "Cannot update route, as the expiration is managed by the kernel and lifetime is infinite", existing->manager);
+                         return false; /* We cannot disable expiration timer in the kernel. */
+-                if (!route_metric_can_update(&existing->metric, &requesting->metric, existing->expiration_managed_by_kernel))
++                }
++                if (!route_metric_can_update(&existing->metric, &requesting->metric, existing->expiration_managed_by_kernel)) {
++                        log_route_debug(existing, "Cannot update route, as the metrics are different", existing->manager);
+                         return false;
+-                if (existing->nexthop.weight != requesting->nexthop.weight)
++                }
++                if (existing->nexthop.weight != requesting->nexthop.weight) {
++                        log_debug("existing weight: %u, requesting weight: %u",
++                                  existing->nexthop.weight, requesting->nexthop.weight);
+                         return false;
++                }
+                 return true;
+ 
+         default:
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 91b0abd..6eae34c 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ Patch: 0001-pam_systemd-Make-pam_systemd-256-backwards-compatibl.patch
 # Revert breaking changes to unstable systemd-networkd lldp interface
 Patch: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/36050.patch
 
+Patch: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/36549.patch
+
 %endif
 
 # bump networkd netlink timeout to infinity