diff --git a/lib/neutron b/lib/neutron
index e6de4b5d49..a00664e6a0 100644
--- a/lib/neutron
+++ b/lib/neutron
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ function create_nova_conf_neutron {
     iniset $NOVA_CONF libvirt vif_driver "$NOVA_VIF_DRIVER"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT linuxnet_interface_driver "$LINUXNET_VIF_DRIVER"
     if is_service_enabled q-meta; then
-        iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT service_neutron_metadata_proxy "True"
+        iniset $NOVA_CONF neutron service_metadata_proxy "True"
     fi
 
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT vif_plugging_is_fatal "$VIF_PLUGGING_IS_FATAL"