diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
index ecdb845ec35..50fddb6f25b 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -2071,6 +2071,9 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(l2population_rpc.L2populationRpcCallBackTunnelMixin,
             self.setup_tunnel_br()
             self.setup_tunnel_br_flows()
             self.agent_state['start_flag'] = True
+            # Force state report to avoid race condition
+            # with l2pop fdb entries update
+            self._report_state()
         if self.enable_distributed_routing:
             self.dvr_agent.reset_ovs_parameters(self.int_br,
                                          self.tun_br,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 5083d1647e6..e6875151a03 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -2049,7 +2049,9 @@ class TestOvsNeutronAgent(object):
                 mock.patch.object(
                     self.mod_agent.OVSNeutronAgent,
                     '_reset_tunnel_ofports') as reset_tunnel_ofports, \
-                mock.patch.object(self.agent.ovs.ovsdb, 'idl_monitor'):
+                mock.patch.object(self.agent.ovs.ovsdb, 'idl_monitor'),\
+                mock.patch.object(self.agent.state_rpc,
+                                  'report_state') as report_st:
             log_exception.side_effect = Exception(
                 'Fake exception to get out of the loop')
             devices_not_ready = set()
@@ -2097,7 +2099,9 @@ class TestOvsNeutronAgent(object):
             self.assertTrue(setup_tunnel_br_flows.called)
             self.assertTrue(setup_tunnel_br.called)
             if self.agent.enable_tunneling:
-                self.assertTrue(self.agent.agent_state.get('start_flag'))
+                self.agent.agent_state['start_flag'] = True
+                report_st.assert_called_once_with(
+                    self.agent.context, self.agent.agent_state, True)
 
     def test_ovs_status(self):
         self._test_ovs_status(constants.OVS_NORMAL,