diff --git a/mcastmngr/files/linux/lib/mcast/linux.sh b/mcastmngr/files/linux/lib/mcast/linux.sh
index 99e87c2c6..414e6cd79 100755
--- a/mcastmngr/files/linux/lib/mcast/linux.sh
+++ b/mcastmngr/files/linux/lib/mcast/linux.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ config_sysfs_mcast_snooping() {
 
 	for downstream in $downstreams; do
 		if device_is_bridge "$downstream"; then
+			echo 0 > /sys/class/net/$downstream/bridge/multicast_snooping
 			echo $snooping > /sys/class/net/$downstream/bridge/multicast_snooping
 		fi
 	done