diff --git a/vif_plug_ovs/linux_net.py b/vif_plug_ovs/linux_net.py
index 4039b741..8816127b 100644
--- a/vif_plug_ovs/linux_net.py
+++ b/vif_plug_ovs/linux_net.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ def ensure_bridge(bridge):
         processutils.execute('brctl', 'addbr', bridge)
         processutils.execute('brctl', 'setfd', bridge, 0)
         processutils.execute('brctl', 'stp', bridge, 'off')
+        processutils.execute('brctl', 'setageing', bridge, 0)
         syspath = '/sys/class/net/%s/bridge/multicast_snooping'
         syspath = syspath % bridge
         processutils.execute('tee', syspath, process_input='0',
diff --git a/vif_plug_ovs/tests/unit/test_linux_net.py b/vif_plug_ovs/tests/unit/test_linux_net.py
index b097ca43..16f4849b 100644
--- a/vif_plug_ovs/tests/unit/test_linux_net.py
+++ b/vif_plug_ovs/tests/unit/test_linux_net.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class LinuxNetTest(testtools.TestCase):
             mock.call('brctl', 'addbr', 'br0'),
             mock.call('brctl', 'setfd', 'br0', 0),
             mock.call('brctl', 'stp', 'br0', "off"),
+            mock.call('brctl', 'setageing', 'br0', 0),
             mock.call('tee', '/sys/class/net/br0/bridge/multicast_snooping',
                       check_exit_code=[0, 1], process_input='0'),
             mock.call('ip', 'link', 'set', 'br0', 'up',
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class LinuxNetTest(testtools.TestCase):
             mock.call('brctl', 'addbr', 'br0'),
             mock.call('brctl', 'setfd', 'br0', 0),
             mock.call('brctl', 'stp', 'br0', "off"),
+            mock.call('brctl', 'setageing', 'br0', 0),
             mock.call('tee', '/sys/class/net/br0/bridge/multicast_snooping',
                       check_exit_code=[0, 1], process_input='0'),
             mock.call('tee', '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/br0/disable_ipv6',