diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall
index 5bab51455..f746af284 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/1980-omr-firewall
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 	set firewall.@defaults[0].input='REJECT'
 	set firewall.@defaults[0].output='REJECT'
 	set firewall.@defaults[0].forward='REJECT'
+	set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading='0'
+	set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading_hw='0'
 EOF