diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index de9b34f90007..ad8d44aceeee 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -465,13 +465,8 @@ if [ "${enable_organization_extensions}" = "y" ]; then
    fi
 fi
 
-## Setup ebtable rules (rule file is in binary format)
-sudo cp -f files/image_config/ebtables/ebtables.default $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/default/ebtables
-sudo cp -f files/image_config/ebtables/ebtables.init $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/init.d/ebtables
-sudo cp -f files/image_config/ebtables/ebtables.service $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/lib/systemd/system/ebtables.service
+## Setup ebtable rules (rule file in text format)
 sudo cp files/image_config/ebtables/ebtables.filter.cfg ${FILESYSTEM_ROOT}/etc
-sudo LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT update-alternatives --set ebtables /usr/sbin/ebtables-legacy
-sudo LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT systemctl enable ebtables.service
 
 ## Debug Image specific changes
 ## Update motd for debug image
diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index 7d3198d9f681..ec7a15a03327 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ function updateSyslogConf()
         rm -rf $TMP_FILE
     fi
 }
+function ebtables_config()
+{
+    if [ "$DEV" ]; then
+        # Install ebtables filter in namespaces on multi-asic.
+        ip netns exec $NET_NS ebtables-restore < /etc/ebtables.filter.cfg
+    else
+        if [[ ! ($NUM_ASIC -gt 1) ]]; then
+            # Install ebtables filter in host for single asic.
+            ebtables-restore < /etc/ebtables.filter.cfg
+        fi
+    fi
+}
 
 function getMountPoint()
 {
@@ -98,6 +110,8 @@ function postStartAction()
         docker exec -i database$DEV sysctl --system -e
         link_namespace $DEV
     fi
+    # Setup ebtables configuration
+    ebtables_config
 
     # Wait until supervisord and redis starts. This change is needed
     # because now database_config.json is jinja2 templated based
diff --git a/files/image_config/platform/rc.local b/files/image_config/platform/rc.local
index 878345106c95..a537a751602e 100755
--- a/files/image_config/platform/rc.local
+++ b/files/image_config/platform/rc.local
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ program_console_speed()
     systemctl daemon-reload
 }
 
-ebtables_config()
-{
-    # Generate atomic config file and save it persistent
-    /usr/sbin/ebtables-restore < /etc/ebtables.filter.cfg
-    /usr/sbin/ebtables -t filter --atomic-file /etc/ebtables.filter --atomic-save
-}
 
 #### Begin Main Body ####
 
@@ -362,9 +356,6 @@ if [ -f $FIRST_BOOT_FILE ]; then
     # Create dir where following scripts put their output files
     mkdir -p /var/platform
 
-    # Firsttime ebtables configuration
-    ebtables_config
-
     firsttime_exit
 fi