diff --git a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
index 28f7d440e8e..620317ff9a3 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ in_arpinput(m)
 	int carp_match = 0;
 #endif
 
-	if (ifp->if_bridge)
+	if (ifp->if_bridge || ifp->if_type == IFT_BRIDGE)
 		bridged = 1;
 
 	req_len = arphdr_len2(ifp->if_addrlen, sizeof(struct in_addr));