diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java
index d7bb763d54e..8ff265e9b54 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ public class BridgeVifDriver extends VifDriverBase {
 
     @Override
     public void attach(LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef iface) {
-        Script.runSimpleBashScript("brctl addif " + iface.getBrName() + " " + iface.getDevName());
+        Script.runSimpleBashScript("ip link set " + iface.getDevName() + " master " +  iface.getBrName());
     }
 
     @Override
     public void detach(LibvirtVMDef.InterfaceDef iface) {
-        Script.runSimpleBashScript("test -d /sys/class/net/" + iface.getBrName() + "/brif/" + iface.getDevName() + " && brctl delif " + iface.getBrName() + " " + iface.getDevName());
+        Script.runSimpleBashScript("test -d /sys/class/net/" + iface.getBrName() + "/brif/" + iface.getDevName() + " && ip link set " + iface.getDevName() + " nomaster");
     }
 
     private String generateVnetBrName(String pifName, String vnetId) {
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/IvsVifDriver.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/IvsVifDriver.java
index 857a360616c..5f7066a7a40 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/IvsVifDriver.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/IvsVifDriver.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class IvsVifDriver extends VifDriverBase {
     public void createControlNetwork(String privBrName) {
         deleteExitingLinkLocalRouteTable(privBrName);
         if (!isBridgeExists(privBrName)) {
-            Script.runSimpleBashScript("brctl addbr " + privBrName + "; ip link set " + privBrName + " up");
+            Script.runSimpleBashScript("ip link add " + privBrName + " type bridge; ip link set " + privBrName + " up");
             Script.runSimpleBashScript("ip address add " + NetUtils.getLinkLocalAddressFromCIDR(_controlCidr) + " dev " + privBrName, _timeout);
         }
     }
diff --git a/scripts/vm/network/vnet/modifyvlan.sh b/scripts/vm/network/vnet/modifyvlan.sh
index affa7780a9f..8ee2e392be8 100755
--- a/scripts/vm/network/vnet/modifyvlan.sh
+++ b/scripts/vm/network/vnet/modifyvlan.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ addVlan() {
 	
 	if [ ! -d /sys/class/net/$vlanBr ]
 	then
-		brctl addbr $vlanBr > /dev/null
+		ip link add name $vlanBr type bridge
+		ip link set $vlanBr up
 	
 		if [ $? -gt 0 ]
 		then
@@ -62,15 +63,13 @@ addVlan() {
 				return 2
 			fi
 		fi
-
-		brctl setfd $vlanBr 0
 	fi
 	
 	#pif is eslaved into vlanBr?
 	ls /sys/class/net/$vlanBr/brif/ |grep -w "$vlanDev" > /dev/null 
 	if [ $? -gt 0 ]
 	then
-		brctl addif $vlanBr $vlanDev > /dev/null
+		ip link set $vlanDev master $vlanBr
 		if [ $? -gt 0 ]
 		then
 			ls /sys/class/net/$vlanBr/brif/ |grep -w "$vlanDev" > /dev/null 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ deleteVlan() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
-	brctl delbr $vlanBr
+	ip link delete $vlanBr type bridge
 	
 	if [ $? -gt 0 ]
 	then