diff --git a/src/mem/bridge.cc b/src/mem/bridge.cc
index 77178d518..92beb3d7e 100644
--- a/src/mem/bridge.cc
+++ b/src/mem/bridge.cc
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ Bridge::BridgePort::getDeviceAddressRanges(AddrRangeList &resp,
                                            bool &snoop)
 {
     otherPort->getPeerAddressRanges(resp, snoop);
+    // we don't allow snooping across bridges
+    snoop = false;
 }
 
 BEGIN_DECLARE_SIM_OBJECT_PARAMS(Bridge)