diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
index 8375bb61b7..d913f7c3cc 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function _neutron_ovs_base_install_agent_packages {
     install_package $(get_packages "openvswitch")
     if is_ubuntu; then
         _neutron_ovs_base_install_ubuntu_dkms
+        restart_service openvswitch-switch
     elif is_fedora; then
         restart_service openvswitch
     elif is_suse; then