diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43b45150c3..eecc9d4097 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ ifneq (,$(ACRNCMD))
 
     # acrn-specific options (all should be suffixed by "_ACRN")
     DEFBLOCKSTORAGEDRIVER_ACRN := virtio-blk
-    DEFNETWORKMODEL_ACRN := bridged
+    DEFNETWORKMODEL_ACRN := macvtap
     KERNEL_NAME_ACRN = $(call MAKE_KERNEL_NAME,$(KERNELTYPE))
     KERNELPATH_ACRN = $(KERNELDIR)/$(KERNEL_NAME_ACRN)
 endif
diff --git a/virtcontainers/acrn_arch_base.go b/virtcontainers/acrn_arch_base.go
index a9882576ad..28f5039ed6 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/acrn_arch_base.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/acrn_arch_base.go
@@ -711,8 +711,6 @@ func (a *acrnArchBase) appendSocket(devices []Device, socket types.Socket) []Dev
 
 func networkModelToAcrnType(model NetInterworkingModel) NetDeviceType {
 	switch model {
-	case NetXConnectBridgedModel:
-		return TAP
 	case NetXConnectMacVtapModel:
 		return MACVTAP
 	default: