diff --git a/package/gluon-core/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_mesh.sh b/package/gluon-core/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_mesh.sh
index 6f878d3db677d6b67500c7ec23324c770542f873..52d6abec7d4e33a22e9a20ccc3c3838b29cef68f 100755
--- a/package/gluon-core/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_mesh.sh
+++ b/package/gluon-core/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_mesh.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ proto_gluon_mesh_setup() {
 	proto_add_data
 	json_add_boolean fixed_mtu "$FIXED_MTU"
 	json_add_boolean transitive "$TRANSITIVE"
+	[ "$IFNAME" != 'br-wan' ] && json_add_string zone 'mesh'
 	proto_close_data
 	proto_send_update "$CONFIG"