diff --git a/environments/neutron-ovs-dpdk.yaml b/environments/neutron-ovs-dpdk.yaml
index 5cb2dea559..fb576446c4 100644
--- a/environments/neutron-ovs-dpdk.yaml
+++ b/environments/neutron-ovs-dpdk.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
   NeutronVhostuserSocketDir: "/var/lib/vhost_sockets"
   NovaSchedulerDefaultFilters: "RamFilter,ComputeFilter,AvailabilityZoneFilter,ComputeCapabilitiesFilter,ImagePropertiesFilter,NUMATopologyFilter"
   OvsDpdkDriverType: "vfio-pci"
+  OvsDpdkMemoryChannels: "4"
 
   #ComputeOvsDpdkParameters:
     ## Host configuration Parameters