diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowext/impl/FlowRuleExtManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowext/impl/FlowRuleExtManager.java
index 5a64b1d..a6f851b 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowext/impl/FlowRuleExtManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowext/impl/FlowRuleExtManager.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 /**
  * Experimental extension to the flow rule subsystem; still under development.
  */
-@Component(immediate = false)
+@Component(immediate = true, enabled = false)
 @Service
 public class FlowRuleExtManager extends FlowRuleManager
         implements FlowRuleExtService {
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowext/impl/DefaultFlowRuleExtRouter.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowext/impl/DefaultFlowRuleExtRouter.java
index 033e0b8..edf38f3 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowext/impl/DefaultFlowRuleExtRouter.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowext/impl/DefaultFlowRuleExtRouter.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
  * Implement a simple routing-like mechanism to directly send service data to its master and push to device.
  * This Router does not save any flow rule extension data in cache, it focus on routing mechanism.
  */
-@Component(immediate = false)
+@Component(immediate = true, enabled = false)
 @Service
 public class DefaultFlowRuleExtRouter
         implements FlowRuleExtRouter {