diff --git a/linux/network/dpdk.sls b/linux/network/dpdk.sls
index 751941c..1ac9e25 100644
--- a/linux/network/dpdk.sls
+++ b/linux/network/dpdk.sls
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 ]
 %}
 
+{%- if network.openvswitch.get('vhost_socket_dir',{}).get('path') %}
+{%- do ovs_options.append("vhost-sock-dir=\""+network.openvswitch.vhost_socket_dir.path+"\"") %}
+{%- endif %}
+
 {%- for option in ovs_options %}
 
 linux_network_dpdk_ovs_option_{{ option }}:
diff --git a/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls b/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
index fa96cb9..d4e6785 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/network_openvswitch_dpdk.sls
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
       dpdk_socket_mem: "1024"
       dpdk_lcore_mask: "0x400"
       memory_channels: "2"
+      vhost_socket_dir:
+        name: "openvswitch-vhost"
+        path: "/run/openvswitch-vhost"
     interface:
       dpdk0:
         name: enp5s0f1