diff --git a/packstack/puppet/templates/quantum_ovs_plugin.pp b/packstack/puppet/templates/quantum_ovs_plugin.pp
index 5c7641a9b..6f3e7b226 100644
--- a/packstack/puppet/templates/quantum_ovs_plugin.pp
+++ b/packstack/puppet/templates/quantum_ovs_plugin.pp
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ class { 'quantum::plugins::ovs':
   network_vlan_ranges => '%(CONFIG_QUANTUM_OVS_VLAN_RANGES)s',
   sql_connection      => $quantum_sql_connection
 }
+
+if $::operatingsystem != 'Fedora' {
+  quantum_config {
+    'DEFAULT/ovs_use_veth': value => 'True';
+  }
+}