diff --git a/pyroute2/remote/iproute.py b/pyroute2/remote/iproute.py
index 9ca11afdf..d9441fa0a 100644
--- a/pyroute2/remote/iproute.py
+++ b/pyroute2/remote/iproute.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def __init__(self, *argv, **kwarg):
             raise
         self.marshal = MarshalRtnl()
         self.target = target
+        self.groups = 67372509
 
     def clone(self):
         return type(self)(*self._argv, **self._kwarg)