diff --git a/tests/atests/common/enable_bridge.sh b/tests/atests/common/enable_bridge.sh
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+#!/bin/sh +x
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+echo 'Enable Bridge'
+echo 8 > /sys/class/net/ponmgmt/bridge/group_fwd_mask