diff --git a/libnetwork/store.go b/libnetwork/store.go
index b622836498..9830a22d47 100644
--- a/libnetwork/store.go
+++ b/libnetwork/store.go
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ func (c *controller) networkWatchLoop(nw *netWatch, ep *endpoint, ecCh <-chan da
 }
 
 func (c *controller) processEndpointCreate(nmap map[string]*netWatch, ep *endpoint) {
+	if !c.isDistributedControl() && ep.getNetwork().driverScope() == datastore.GlobalScope {
+		return
+	}
+
 	c.Lock()
 	nw, ok := nmap[ep.getNetwork().ID()]
 	c.Unlock()
@@ -400,6 +404,10 @@ func (c *controller) processEndpointCreate(nmap map[string]*netWatch, ep *endpoi
 }
 
 func (c *controller) processEndpointDelete(nmap map[string]*netWatch, ep *endpoint) {
+	if !c.isDistributedControl() && ep.getNetwork().driverScope() == datastore.GlobalScope {
+		return
+	}
+
 	c.Lock()
 	nw, ok := nmap[ep.getNetwork().ID()]