diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device-bridge.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
index 36a73978bc..718264fa19 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device-bridge.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static const Option master_options[] = {
            OPTION_TYPE_INT(NM_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME_MIN,
                            NM_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME_MAX,
                            NM_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME_DEF),
-           .default_if_zero    = TRUE,
            .user_hz_compensate = TRUE, ),
     OPTION(NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_GROUP_FORWARD_MASK, "group_fwd_mask", OPTION_TYPE_INT(0, 0xFFFF, 0), ),
     OPTION(NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_MULTICAST_HASH_MAX,
@@ -1062,8 +1061,7 @@ create_and_realize(NMDevice *             device,
                                        NM_BRIDGE_HELLO_TIME_DEF_SYS),
         .max_age       = _DEFAULT_IF_ZERO(nm_setting_bridge_get_max_age(s_bridge) * 100u,
                                     NM_BRIDGE_MAX_AGE_DEF_SYS),
-        .ageing_time   = _DEFAULT_IF_ZERO(nm_setting_bridge_get_ageing_time(s_bridge) * 100u,
-                                        NM_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME_DEF_SYS),
+        .ageing_time   = nm_setting_bridge_get_ageing_time(s_bridge) * 100u,
         .stp_state     = nm_setting_bridge_get_stp(s_bridge),
         .priority      = nm_setting_bridge_get_priority(s_bridge),
         .vlan_protocol = to_sysfs_vlan_protocol_sys(nm_setting_bridge_get_vlan_protocol(s_bridge)),