diff --git a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
index ec5a7a7dc15..89b7f40e92a 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/if_ether.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ match:
 	 * case we suppress the warning to avoid false positive complaints of
 	 * potential misconfiguration.
 	 */
-	if (isaddr.s_addr == myaddr.s_addr && myaddr.s_addr != 0) {
+	if (!bridged && isaddr.s_addr == myaddr.s_addr && myaddr.s_addr != 0) {
 		log(LOG_ERR,
 		   "arp: %*D is using my IP address %s!\n",
 		   ifp->if_addrlen, (u_char *)ar_sha(ah), ":",