diff --git a/lnst/Agent/InterfaceManager.py b/lnst/Agent/InterfaceManager.py
index 5de6ed91c..f13729ef5 100644
--- a/lnst/Agent/InterfaceManager.py
+++ b/lnst/Agent/InterfaceManager.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ def remap_device(self, ifindex, clsname, args=[], kwargs={}):
         except KeyError as e:
             raise DeviceConfigError("%s is a mandatory argument" % e)
         remapped_device._bulk_enabled = False
+        remapped_device._nl_link_update = {}
         remapped_device.ifindex = ifindex
         self.replace_dev(ifindex, remapped_device)
         self.rescan_devices()