diff --git a/rules/40-redhat.rules b/rules/40-redhat.rules
index 8231caa..556a3a3 100644
--- a/rules/40-redhat.rules
+++ b/rules/40-redhat.rules
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="cpu", ACTION=="add", TEST=="online", ATTR{online}=="0", ATTR{online}
 
 # Memory hotadd request
 SUBSYSTEM=="memory", ACTION=="add", ATTR{state}=="offline", ATTR{state}="online"
+
+# reload sysctl.conf / sysctl.conf.d settings when the bridge module is loaded
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="bridge", RUN+="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix=/proc/sys/net/bridge"