diff --git a/networking-qemu-kvm-howto.txt b/networking-qemu-kvm-howto.txt
index 33d3d65..4e6fd78 100644
--- a/networking-qemu-kvm-howto.txt
+++ b/networking-qemu-kvm-howto.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ sudo apt-get install uml-utilities virt-manager
 
 sudo ip tuntap add dev tap0 mode tap
 sudo ip link set tap0 up promisc on
-sudo brctl addif virbr0 tap0
+sudo ip link set dev tap0 master virbr0
 
 sudo ip link set dev virbr0 up  # as needed
 sudo ip link set dev tap0 master virbr0