diff --git a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
index bb614c07e..bf997023f 100644
--- a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
+++ b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@
 	"tailscale.com/types/logger"
 	"tailscale.com/types/netmap"
 	"tailscale.com/types/persist"
+	"tailscale.com/types/preftype"
 	"tailscale.com/types/wgkey"
 	"tailscale.com/util/dnsname"
 	"tailscale.com/util/osshare"
 	"tailscale.com/util/systemd"
 	"tailscale.com/version"
+	"tailscale.com/version/distro"
 	"tailscale.com/wgengine"
 	"tailscale.com/wgengine/filter"
 	"tailscale.com/wgengine/router"
@@ -2043,6 +2045,11 @@ func (b *LocalBackend) routerConfig(cfg *wgcfg.Config, prefs *ipn.Prefs) *router
 		Routes:           peerRoutes(cfg.Peers, 10_000),
 	}
 
+	if distro.Get() == distro.Synology {
+		// Issue 1995: we don't use iptables on Synology.
+		rs.NetfilterMode = preftype.NetfilterOff
+	}
+
 	// Sanity check: we expect the control server to program both a v4
 	// and a v6 default route, if default routing is on. Fill in
 	// blackhole routes appropriately if we're missing some. This is