diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f27bb97bb..ecc2948db 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ oslo.config.opts =
     nova.cache_utils = nova.cache_utils:list_opts
 
 oslo.config.opts.defaults =
-    oslo.middleware = nova.common.config:set_middleware_defaults
+    nova.api = nova.common.config:set_middleware_defaults
 
 nova.compute.monitors.cpu =
     virt_driver = nova.compute.monitors.cpu.virt_driver:Monitor