diff --git a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
index 75bcbbf01d9..55ce16600a7 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
@@ -293,14 +293,20 @@ QDisc* qdisc_drop(QDisc *qdisc) {
 
         link = ASSERT_PTR(qdisc->link);
 
+        qdisc_mark(qdisc); /* To avoid stack overflow. */
+
         /* also drop all child classes assigned to the qdisc. */
         SET_FOREACH(tclass, link->tclasses) {
+                if (tclass_is_marked(tclass))
+                        continue;
+
                 if (TC_H_MAJ(tclass->classid) != qdisc->handle)
                         continue;
 
                 tclass_drop(tclass);
         }
 
+        qdisc_unmark(qdisc);
         qdisc_enter_removed(qdisc);
 
         if (qdisc->state == 0) {
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tclass.c b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
index ab8f79ac5bf..63229ec6e8d 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tclass.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
@@ -260,14 +260,20 @@ TClass* tclass_drop(TClass *tclass) {
 
         link = ASSERT_PTR(tclass->link);
 
+        tclass_mark(tclass); /* To avoid stack overflow. */
+
         /* Also drop all child qdiscs assigned to the class. */
         SET_FOREACH(qdisc, link->qdiscs) {
+                if (qdisc_is_marked(qdisc))
+                        continue;
+
                 if (qdisc->parent != tclass->classid)
                         continue;
 
                 qdisc_drop(qdisc);
         }
 
+        tclass_unmark(tclass);
         tclass_enter_removed(tclass);
 
         if (tclass->state == 0) {
diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index 21f5b81c4a3..cf601c84afc 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -4623,6 +4623,23 @@ class NetworkdTCTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'qdisc teql1 31: root')
 
+    @expectedFailureIfModuleIsNotAvailable('sch_fq', 'sch_sfq', 'sch_tbf')
+    def test_qdisc_drop(self):
+        copy_network_unit('12-dummy.netdev', '12-dummy.network')
+        start_networkd()
+        self.wait_online('dummy98:routable')
+
+        # Test case for issue #32247 and #32254.
+        for _ in range(20):
+            check_output('tc qdisc replace dev dummy98 root fq')
+            self.assertFalse(networkd_is_failed())
+            check_output('tc qdisc replace dev dummy98 root fq pacing')
+            self.assertFalse(networkd_is_failed())
+            check_output('tc qdisc replace dev dummy98 handle 10: root tbf rate 0.5mbit burst 5kb latency 70ms peakrate 1mbit minburst 1540')
+            self.assertFalse(networkd_is_failed())
+            check_output('tc qdisc add dev dummy98 parent 10:1 handle 100: sfq')
+            self.assertFalse(networkd_is_failed())
+
 class NetworkdStateFileTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
     def setUp(self):