diff --git a/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml
index 62bae58a..239fb395 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@
   notify:
     - Restart neutron services
 
+- name: Create ovs tempfiles directory
+  block:
+    - name: Create ovs tmpfiles file
+      lineinfile:
+        dest: "/etc/tmpfiles.d/openstack-openvswitch.conf"
+        line: "D /var/run/openvswitch 2755 root root"
+        create: true
+
+    - name: Create ovs tmp directory
+      file:
+        path: "/var/run/openvswitch"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "02755"
+  when:
+    - "'ovs' in neutron_plugin_type | lower"
+
 - name: Place the systemd init script
   config_template:
     src: "neutron-systemd-init.j2"