diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/port_mapping_test.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/port_mapping_test.go
index c5402cf13d04a..07f38200689ea 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/port_mapping_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/port_mapping_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package bridge
 
 import (
+	"github.com/docker/docker/libnetwork/ns"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ func TestPortMappingConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPortMappingV6Config(t *testing.T) {
 	defer testutils.SetupTestOSContext(t)()
+	if err := loopbackUp(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not bring loopback iface up: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	d := newDriver()
 
 	config := &configuration{
@@ -169,3 +174,12 @@ func TestPortMappingV6Config(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func loopbackUp() error {
+	nlHandle := ns.NlHandle()
+	iface, err := nlHandle.LinkByName("lo")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nlHandle.LinkSetUp(iface)
+}