--- /usr/lib/network/connections/bridge.orig	2013-07-15 19:32:40.352655966 -0400
+++ /usr/lib/network/connections/bridge	2013-07-15 19:38:14.494489990 -0400
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 . "$SUBR_DIR/ip"
 
-: ${BRCTL:=brctl}
 declare -a BindsToInterfaces
 
 bridge_up() {
@@ -12,17 +11,14 @@
             return 1
         fi
     else
-        $BRCTL addbr "$Interface"
+	ip link add name $Interface type bridge
     fi
 
     for member in "${BindsToInterfaces[@]}"; do
         ip link set "$member" promisc on up
         ip addr flush dev "$member"
-        $BRCTL addif "$Interface" "$member"
+	ip link set dev $member master $Interface
     done
-    # Set options
-    [[ "$FwdDelay" ]] && $BRCTL setfd "$Interface" "$FwdDelay"
-    [[ "$MaxAge" ]] && $BRCTL setmaxage "$Interface" "$MaxAge"
 
     bring_interface_up "$Interface"
     ip_set
@@ -31,12 +27,12 @@
 bridge_down() {
     for member in "${BindsToInterfaces[@]}"; do
       ip link set "$member" promisc off down
-      $BRCTL delif "$Interface" "$member"
+      ip link set dev $member nomaster
     done
 
     ip_unset
     bring_interface_down "$Interface"
-    $BRCTL delbr "$Interface"
+    ip link delete $Interface type bridge
 }