diff --git a/src/vlan_interface.cpp b/src/vlan_interface.cpp
index 4920c77..035eb07 100644
--- a/src/vlan_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/vlan_interface.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
                              EthernetInterface& intf, Manager& parent) :
     VlanIface(bus, objPath.c_str()),
     DeleteIface(bus, objPath.c_str()),
-    EthernetInterface(bus, objPath, dhcpEnabled, parent, false),
+    EthernetInterface(bus, objPath, dhcpEnabled, parent, /*emitSignal=*/false,
+                      nicEnabled),
     parentInterface(intf)
 {
     id(vlanID);
-    EthernetInterfaceIntf::nicEnabled(nicEnabled);
     VlanIface::interfaceName(EthernetInterface::interfaceName());
     MacAddressIntf::macAddress(parentInterface.macAddress());