diff --git a/generic/tests/netperf.py b/generic/tests/netperf.py
index 9ee7b436fa491ea3337f280c7e64f0110a7de5bb..b60264fda8eb8480e5c35394e3bc6a4382bbbd0d 100644
--- a/generic/tests/netperf.py
+++ b/generic/tests/netperf.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def run(test, params, env):
         error.context("Setup env for %s" % ip)
         ssh_cmd(session, "iptables -F", ignore_status=True)
         ssh_cmd(session, "service iptables stop", ignore_status=True)
+        ssh_cmd(session, "systemctl stop firewalld.service", ignore_status=True)
         ssh_cmd(session, "echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_ignore")
 
         download_link = params.get("netperf_download_link")