diff --git a/devstack/ovn-compute-local.conf.sample b/devstack/ovn-compute-local.conf.sample
index 2ce732a7f1b..1f184e9869e 100644
--- a/devstack/ovn-compute-local.conf.sample
+++ b/devstack/ovn-compute-local.conf.sample
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ OVN_SB_REMOTE=tcp:$SERVICE_HOST:6642
 #OVN_UUID=
 
 # Whether or not to build custom openvswitch kernel modules from the ovs git
-# tree. This is enabled by default.  This is required unless your distro kernel
+# tree. This is disabled by default.  This is required unless your distro kernel
 # includes ovs+conntrack support.  This support was first released in Linux 4.3,
 # and will likely be backported by some distros.
-#OVN_BUILD_MODULES=False
+# NOTE(mjozefcz): We need to compile the module for Ubuntu Bionic, because default
+# shipped kernel module doesn't openflow meter action support.
+OVN_BUILD_MODULES=True
 
 HOST_IP=<IP address of current host>
 NOVA_VNC_ENABLED=True
diff --git a/devstack/ovn-local.conf.sample b/devstack/ovn-local.conf.sample
index 18e2ac52e0f..5914c9dc37b 100644
--- a/devstack/ovn-local.conf.sample
+++ b/devstack/ovn-local.conf.sample
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ disable_service q-meta
 enable_plugin neutron https://opendev.org/openstack/neutron
 enable_service q-trunk
 enable_service q-dns
-#enable_service q-qos
+enable_service q-qos
 
 # Enable neutron tempest plugin tests
 enable_plugin neutron-tempest-plugin https://opendev.org/openstack/neutron-tempest-plugin
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ disable_service cinder c-sch c-api c-vol
 #OVN_L3_SCHEDULER=leastloaded
 
 # Whether or not to build custom openvswitch kernel modules from the ovs git
-# tree. This is enabled by default.  This is required unless your distro kernel
+# tree. This is disabled by default.  This is required unless your distro kernel
 # includes ovs+conntrack support.  This support was first released in Linux 4.3,
 # and will likely be backported by some distros.
-#OVN_BUILD_MODULES=False
+# NOTE(mjozefcz): We need to compile the module for Ubuntu Bionic, because default
+# shipped kernel module doesn't openflow meter action support.
+OVN_BUILD_MODULES=True
 
 # Skydive
 #enable_plugin skydive https://github.com/redhat-cip/skydive.git
diff --git a/devstack/ovn-vtep-local.conf.sample b/devstack/ovn-vtep-local.conf.sample
index cb29650cd98..7a180fd4bff 100644
--- a/devstack/ovn-vtep-local.conf.sample
+++ b/devstack/ovn-vtep-local.conf.sample
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ enable_service ovn-controller-vtep
 #OVN_UUID=
 
 # Whether or not to build custom openvswitch kernel modules from the ovs git
-# tree. This is enabled by default.  This is required unless your distro kernel
+# tree. This is disabled by default.  This is required unless your distro kernel
 # includes ovs+conntrack support.  This support was first released in Linux 4.3,
 # and will likely be backported by some distros.
-#OVN_BUILD_MODULES=False
+# NOTE(mjozefcz): We need to compile the module for Ubuntu Bionic, because default
+# shipped kernel module doesn't openflow meter action support.
+OVN_BUILD_MODULES=True