diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index ebf29752ee..ef73205b8b 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -4999,6 +4999,8 @@ connection_from_file (const char *filename,
 	if (devtype) {
 		if (!strcasecmp (devtype, TYPE_TEAM))
 			type = g_strdup (TYPE_TEAM);
+		else if (!strcasecmp (devtype, TYPE_TEAM_PORT))
+			type = g_strdup (TYPE_ETHERNET);
 		g_free (devtype);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
index d190ddbfcb..715b110b0a 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
@@ -13517,6 +13517,8 @@ test_write_team_port (void)
 	g_assert (success);
 
 	/* re-read the file to check that what key was written. */
+	val = svGetValue (f, "TYPE", FALSE);
+	g_assert (!val);
 	val = svGetValue (f, "DEVICETYPE", FALSE);
 	g_assert (val);
 	g_assert_cmpstr (val, ==, "TeamPort");
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
index baa851a592..b687beedad 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
@@ -1742,6 +1742,7 @@ write_connection_setting (NMSettingConnection *s_con, shvarFile *ifcfg)
 		else if (nm_setting_connection_is_slave_type (s_con, NM_SETTING_TEAM_SETTING_NAME)) {
 			svSetValue (ifcfg, "TEAM_MASTER", master, FALSE);
 			svSetValue (ifcfg, "DEVICETYPE", TYPE_TEAM_PORT, FALSE);
+			svSetValue (ifcfg, "TYPE", NULL, FALSE);
 		}
 	}