diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/mesh-batman-adv/initial/010-mesh b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/mesh-batman-adv/initial/010-mesh
index c247ea929ca56a7079eb95eae0b6ef0ef2188d6b..b64a23ba7f931f9157d43b8b46afc79128d09cbf 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/mesh-batman-adv/initial/010-mesh
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/mesh-batman-adv/initial/010-mesh
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ uci_set network client peerdns '0'
 uci_set network client macaddr "$(sysconfig primary_mac)"
 
 uci_commit network
+
+echo 'net.ipv6.conf.br-client.forwarding=0' >> /etc/sysctl.conf