diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
index 326c8bf4ae..3e38b898ec 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/functions-libvirt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function install_libvirt {
 # Configures the installed libvirt system so that is accessible by
 # STACK_USER via qemu:///system with management capabilities.
 function configure_libvirt {
-    if is_service_enabled neutron && is_neutron_ovs_base_plugin && ! sudo grep -q '^cgroup_device_acl' $QEMU_CONF; then
+    if is_service_enabled neutron && ! sudo grep -q '^cgroup_device_acl' $QEMU_CONF; then
         # Add /dev/net/tun to cgroup_device_acls, needed for type=ethernet interfaces
         cat <<EOF | sudo tee -a $QEMU_CONF
 cgroup_device_acl = [