diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/arp_protect.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/arp_protect.py
index 5fc96650c05..ec05b127f67 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/arp_protect.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/arp_protect.py
@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ NAMESPACE = None
 
 def ebtables(comm):
     execute = ip_lib.IPWrapper(NAMESPACE).netns.execute
-    return execute(['ebtables'] + comm, run_as_root=True)
+    return execute(['ebtables', '--concurrent'] + comm, run_as_root=True)