diff --git a/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp b/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
index 2afe78867..34c1ddbad 100644
--- a/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
+++ b/manifests/agents/ml2/ovs.pp
@@ -204,7 +204,14 @@
       package { 'neutron-ovs-agent':
         ensure  => $package_ensure,
         name    => $::neutron::params::ovs_server_package,
-      }
+      } ->
+      # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087647
+      # Causes init script for agent to load the old ovs file
+      # instead of the ml2 config file.
+      file { '/etc/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_neutron_plugin.ini':
+        ensure => link,
+        target => '/etc/neutron/plugin.ini'
+      } ~> Service<| title == 'neutron-ovs-agent-service' |>
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
index a5503c4ad..a4e9f77a1 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_agents_ml2_ovs_spec.rb
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     end
 
     it_configures 'neutron plugin ovs agent with ml2 plugin'
+
     it 'configures neutron ovs cleanup service' do
       should contain_service('ovs-cleanup-service').with(
         :name    => platform_params[:ovs_cleanup_service],
@@ -187,5 +188,11 @@
       should contain_package('neutron-ovs-agent').with_before(/Service\[ovs-cleanup-service\]/)
     end
 
+    it 'links from ovs config to plugin config' do
+      should contain_file('/etc/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_neutron_plugin.ini').with(
+        :ensure => 'link',
+        :target => '/etc/neutron/plugin.ini'
+      )
+    end
   end
 end