diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
index 97c20fcda1..2f6d1ab10d 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ OVS_RUNDIR=$OVS_PREFIX/var/run/openvswitch
 OVS_SHAREDIR=$OVS_PREFIX/share/openvswitch
 OVS_SCRIPTDIR=$OVS_SHAREDIR/scripts
 OVS_DATADIR=$DATA_DIR/ovs
-OVS_SYSCONFDIR=${OVS_SYSCONFDIR:-/etc/openvswitch}
+OVS_SYSCONFDIR=${OVS_SYSCONFDIR:-$OVS_PREFIX/etc/openvswitch}
 
 OVN_DATADIR=$DATA_DIR/ovn
 OVN_SHAREDIR=$OVS_PREFIX/share/ovn