diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_utils.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_utils.go
index 2349c7e81f..46f7ea110a 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_utils.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_utils.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func createVxlan(vni uint32) (string, error) {
 		LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{Name: name},
 		VxlanId:   int(vni),
 		Learning:  true,
+		Port:      vxlanPort,
 		Proxy:     true,
 		L3miss:    true,
 		L2miss:    true,
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
index f911926980..c4fcaa3797 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	vethLen      = 7
 	vxlanIDStart = 256
 	vxlanIDEnd   = 1000
+	vxlanPort    = 4789
 )
 
 type driver struct {