diff --git a/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh b/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh
index d9045e1b143..7dc3086f851 100755
--- a/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh
+++ b/tools/configure_for_func_testing.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function _install_base_deps {
         compile_ovs False /usr /var
         if [[ "$INSTALL_OVN" == "True" ]]; then
             echo_summary "OVN_BRANCH: ${OVN_BRANCH}"
-            compile_ovn False /usr /var
+            compile_ovn /usr /var
         fi
     else
         PACKAGES=$(get_packages general,neutron,q-agt,q-l3,openvswitch)