diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
index 10043252d6..62a4d00bcd 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovs_base
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ function _neutron_ovs_base_install_agent_packages {
         restart_service openvswitch
         sudo systemctl enable openvswitch
     elif is_suse; then
-        restart_service openvswitch-switch
+        if [[ $DISTRO == "sle12" ]] && [[ $os_RELEASE -lt 12.2 ]]; then
+            restart_service openvswitch-switch
+        else
+            restart_service openvswitch
+        fi
     fi
 }