diff --git a/etc/nova/nova-config-generator.conf b/etc/nova/nova-config-generator.conf
index 742f348f11d8..8b7fd3bec85d 100644
--- a/etc/nova/nova-config-generator.conf
+++ b/etc/nova/nova-config-generator.conf
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ namespace = oslo.concurrency
 namespace = oslo.reports
 namespace = keystonemiddleware.auth_token
 namespace = osprofiler
+namespace = os_vif