diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 5e5726048a1a..2b88b17cc8b2 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -931,9 +931,7 @@ static inline unsigned long br_multicast_lmqt(const struct net_bridge *br)
 
 static inline unsigned long br_multicast_gmi(const struct net_bridge *br)
 {
-	/* use the RFC default of 2 for QRV */
-	return 2 * br->multicast_query_interval +
-	       br->multicast_query_response_interval;
+	return br->multicast_membership_interval;
 }
 #else
 static inline int br_multicast_rcv(struct net_bridge *br,