diff --git a/bundles/systemd-networkd/files/template-bridge.netdev b/bundles/systemd-networkd/files/template-bridge.netdev
index 4fc400f..5cf3bcf 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd-networkd/files/template-bridge.netdev
+++ b/bundles/systemd-networkd/files/template-bridge.netdev
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [NetDev]
 Name=${bridge}
 Kind=bridge
+
+[Bridge]
+STP=off