diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
index e060c42a1dd6..3a121f63b62a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
@@ -11656,6 +11656,26 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             instance.system_metadata)
         self.assertTrue(mock_attachDevice.called)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(FakeVirtDomain, 'attachDeviceFlags')
+    @mock.patch.object(FakeVirtDomain, 'ID', return_value=1)
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_image_from_system_metadata',
+                       return_value=None)
+    def test_attach_sriov_direct_physical_ports(self,
+                                mock_get_image_metadata,
+                                mock_ID,
+                                mock_attachDevice):
+        instance = objects.Instance(**self.test_instance)
+
+        network_info = _fake_network_info(self, 1)
+        network_info[0]['vnic_type'] = network_model.VNIC_TYPE_DIRECT_PHYSICAL
+        guest = libvirt_guest.Guest(FakeVirtDomain())
+        drvr = libvirt_driver.LibvirtDriver(fake.FakeVirtAPI(), False)
+
+        drvr._attach_sriov_ports(self.context, instance, guest, network_info)
+        mock_get_image_metadata.assert_called_once_with(
+            instance.system_metadata)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_attachDevice.called)
+
     @mock.patch.object(FakeVirtDomain, 'attachDeviceFlags')
     @mock.patch.object(FakeVirtDomain, 'ID', return_value=1)
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_image_from_system_metadata',
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index 70410dcfbf53..9b1cab215169 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -3252,7 +3252,8 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
     @staticmethod
     def _has_sriov_port(network_info):
         for vif in network_info:
-            if vif['vnic_type'] == network_model.VNIC_TYPE_DIRECT:
+            if vif['vnic_type'] in [network_model.VNIC_TYPE_DIRECT,
+                                    network_model.VNIC_TYPE_DIRECT_PHYSICAL]:
                 return True
         return False