diff --git a/homeassistant/components/dhcp/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/dhcp/__init__.py
index 9c2c3d3bc35..d33c6159888 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/dhcp/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/dhcp/__init__.py
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ def _verify_l2socket_creation_permission():
     thread so we will not be able to capture
     any permission or bind errors.
     """
+    # disable scapy promiscuous mode as we do not need it
+    conf.sniff_promisc = 0
     conf.L2socket()