diff --git a/cfgmgr/vlanmgr.cpp b/cfgmgr/vlanmgr.cpp
index 215fc67eae..1176461ed1 100644
--- a/cfgmgr/vlanmgr.cpp
+++ b/cfgmgr/vlanmgr.cpp
@@ -33,15 +33,21 @@ VlanMgr::VlanMgr(DBConnector *cfgDb, DBConnector *appDb, DBConnector *stateDb, c
 
     // Initialize Linux dot1q bridge and enable vlan filtering
     // The command should be generated as:
-    // /bin/bash -c "/sbin/ip link del Bridge 2>/dev/null ;
+    // /bin/bash -c "/sbin/ip link del Bridge 2>/dev/null;
     //               /sbin/ip link add Bridge up type bridge &&
-    //               /sbin/bridge vlan del vid 1 dev Bridge self"
+    //               /sbin/bridge vlan del vid 1 dev Bridge self;
+    //               /sbin/ip link del dummy 2>/dev/null;
+    //               /sbin/ip link add dummy type dummy &&"
+    //               /sbin/ip link set dummy up master Bridge"
 
     const std::string cmds = std::string("")
       + BASH_CMD + " -c \""
       + IP_CMD + " link del " + DOT1Q_BRIDGE_NAME + " 2>/dev/null; "
       + IP_CMD + " link add " + DOT1Q_BRIDGE_NAME + " up type bridge && "
-      + BRIDGE_CMD + " vlan del vid " + DEFAULT_VLAN_ID + " dev " + DOT1Q_BRIDGE_NAME + " self\"";
+      + BRIDGE_CMD + " vlan del vid " + DEFAULT_VLAN_ID + " dev " + DOT1Q_BRIDGE_NAME + " self; "
+      + IP_CMD + " link del dummy 2>/dev/null; "
+      + IP_CMD + " link add dummy type dummy && "
+      + IP_CMD + " link set dummy up master " + DOT1Q_BRIDGE_NAME + "\"";
 
     std::string res;
     EXEC_WITH_ERROR_THROW(cmds, res);