diff --git a/src/core/nm-l3cfg.c b/src/core/nm-l3cfg.c
index 48f4a84a8..1dc9b766e 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-l3cfg.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-l3cfg.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,21 @@ out:
     nm_assert_obj_state(self, obj_state);
 }
 
+static void
+_obj_states_track_new(NML3Cfg *self, const NMPObject *obj)
+{
+    char          sbuf[NM_UTILS_TO_STRING_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    ObjStateData *obj_state;
+
+    obj_state = _obj_state_data_new(
+        obj,
+        nm_platform_lookup_obj(self->priv.platform, NMP_CACHE_ID_TYPE_OBJECT_TYPE, obj));
+    c_list_link_tail(&self->priv.p->obj_state_lst_head, &obj_state->os_lst);
+    g_hash_table_add(self->priv.p->obj_state_hash, obj_state);
+    _LOGD("obj-state: track: %s", _obj_state_data_to_string(obj_state, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+    nm_assert_obj_state(self, obj_state);
+}
+
 static void
 _obj_states_update_all(NML3Cfg *self)
 {
@@ -1052,16 +1067,7 @@ _obj_states_update_all(NML3Cfg *self)
 
             obj_state = g_hash_table_lookup(self->priv.p->obj_state_hash, &obj);
             if (!obj_state) {
-                obj_state =
-                    _obj_state_data_new(obj,
-                                        nm_platform_lookup_obj(self->priv.platform,
-                                                               NMP_CACHE_ID_TYPE_OBJECT_TYPE,
-                                                               obj));
-                c_list_link_tail(&self->priv.p->obj_state_lst_head, &obj_state->os_lst);
-                g_hash_table_add(self->priv.p->obj_state_hash, obj_state);
-                _LOGD("obj-state: track: %s",
-                      _obj_state_data_to_string(obj_state, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-                nm_assert_obj_state(self, obj_state);
+                _obj_states_track_new(self, obj);
                 continue;
             }