diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
index 22430f1d..948ec937 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_resources.py
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class TestSwitchingProfileTestCase(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
                 'display_name': 'plugin-mac-learning',
                 'description': 'mac-learning-for-plugin',
                 'tags': tags,
+                'mac_change_allowed': True,
             }, sort_keys=True))
 
     def test_find_by_display_name(self):
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py
index 2b3c55af..f20074aa 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/resources.py
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ class SwitchingProfile(AbstractRESTResource):
                            display_name=display_name,
                            description=description,
                            tags=tags or [],
-                           mac_learning=mac_learning)
+                           mac_learning=mac_learning,
+                           mac_change_allowed=True)
 
     def create_port_mirror_profile(self, display_name, description,
                                    direction, destinations, tags=None):