diff --git a/neutron/values.yaml b/neutron/values.yaml
index 71d66fcc93..da54287f08 100644
--- a/neutron/values.yaml
+++ b/neutron/values.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ conf:
     append:
     default:
       neutron:
+        default_availability_zones: nova
         api_workers: 4
         allow_overlapping_ips: True
         core_plugin: ml2