diff --git a/src/mpLinkCharacteristics.py b/src/mpLinkCharacteristics.py
index 6228301..f93c919 100644
--- a/src/mpLinkCharacteristics.py
+++ b/src/mpLinkCharacteristics.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class MpLinkCharacteristics:
 		for n in self.netemAt:
 			cmd = cmd + "sleep " + str(n.delta)
 			cmd = cmd + " && tc qdisc del dev " + ifname + " root "
-			cmd = cmd + " && tc filter add dev {} root handle 5:0 u32 match u32 0 0 police rate {}mbit burst {} drop".format(ifname, self.bandwidth, int(self.queueSize) * 1500)
+			cmd = cmd + " && tc qdisc add dev {} root handle 1:0 pfifo".format(ifname)
+			cmd = cmd + " && tc filter add dev {} parent 1:0 handle 5:0 u32 match u32 0 0 police rate {}mbit burst {} drop".format(ifname, self.bandwidth, int(self.queueSize) * 1500)
 			cmd = cmd + " && tc qdisc add dev {} parent 5:0 handle 5:1 tbf rate {}mbit burst 15000 latency {}ms".format(ifname, self.bandwidth, self.queuingDelay)
 			# cmd = cmd + " && tc qdisc add dev {} handle ffff: ingress".format(ifname)