diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
index d625c4e8c7..52af9ad259 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
     [NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK] =
         {
             .meta_type         = NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
-            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_BASE,
+            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_AUX,
             .setting_name      = NM_SETTING_OVS_DPDK_SETTING_NAME,
             .get_setting_gtype = nm_setting_ovs_dpdk_get_type,
         },
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
     [NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH] =
         {
             .meta_type         = NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
-            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_BASE,
+            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_AUX,
             .setting_name      = NM_SETTING_OVS_PATCH_SETTING_NAME,
             .get_setting_gtype = nm_setting_ovs_patch_get_type,
         },
@@ -664,9 +664,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[] = {
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACSEC,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACVLAN,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_BRIDGE,
-    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE,
-    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PORT,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TUN,
@@ -696,8 +694,10 @@ const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[] = {
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ETHTOOL,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_LINK,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MATCH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_OTHER_CONFIG,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPP,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPPOE,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM_PORT,
diff --git a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
index d625c4e8c7..52af9ad259 100644
--- a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
+++ b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-base-impl.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
     [NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK] =
         {
             .meta_type         = NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
-            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_BASE,
+            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_AUX,
             .setting_name      = NM_SETTING_OVS_DPDK_SETTING_NAME,
             .get_setting_gtype = nm_setting_ovs_dpdk_get_type,
         },
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfo nm_meta_setting_infos[] = {
     [NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH] =
         {
             .meta_type         = NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
-            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_HW_BASE,
+            .setting_priority  = NM_SETTING_PRIORITY_AUX,
             .setting_name      = NM_SETTING_OVS_PATCH_SETTING_NAME,
             .get_setting_gtype = nm_setting_ovs_patch_get_type,
         },
@@ -664,9 +664,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[] = {
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACSEC,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MACVLAN,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_BRIDGE,
-    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE,
-    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PORT,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TUN,
@@ -696,8 +694,10 @@ const NMMetaSettingType nm_meta_setting_types_by_priority[] = {
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_ETHTOOL,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_LINK,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_MATCH,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_DPDK,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_OTHER_CONFIG,
+    NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_OVS_PATCH,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPP,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_PPPOE,
     NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_TEAM_PORT,
diff --git a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-desc.c b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
index 2cae19ba86..e109f228e9 100644
--- a/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
+++ b/src/libnmc-setting/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
@@ -9166,12 +9166,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfoEditor nm_meta_setting_infos_editor[] = {
             NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (WIRED,                 FALSE),
         ),
     ),
-    SETTING_INFO (OVS_DPDK,
-        .valid_parts = NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PARTS (
-            NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (CONNECTION,            TRUE),
-            NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (OVS_DPDK,              TRUE),
-        ),
-    ),
+    SETTING_INFO (OVS_DPDK),
     SETTING_INFO_EMPTY (OVS_OTHER_CONFIG),
     SETTING_INFO_EMPTY (OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS),
     SETTING_INFO (OVS_INTERFACE,
@@ -9187,12 +9182,7 @@ const NMMetaSettingInfoEditor nm_meta_setting_infos_editor[] = {
             NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (ETHTOOL,               FALSE),
         ),
     ),
-    SETTING_INFO (OVS_PATCH,
-        .valid_parts = NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PARTS (
-            NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (CONNECTION,            TRUE),
-            NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (OVS_PATCH,             TRUE),
-        ),
-    ),
+    SETTING_INFO (OVS_PATCH),
     SETTING_INFO (OVS_PORT,
         .valid_parts = NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PARTS (
             NM_META_SETTING_VALID_PART_ITEM (CONNECTION,            TRUE),
diff --git a/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in b/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in
index 5b3ba3e7dc..155c413cb8 100644
--- a/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in
+++ b/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
                   alias="type"
                   nmcli-description="Base type of the connection. For hardware-dependent connections, should contain the setting name of the hardware-type specific setting (ie, "802-3-ethernet" or "802-11-wireless" or "bluetooth", etc), and for non-hardware dependent connections like VPN or otherwise, should contain the setting name of that setting type (ie, "vpn" or "bridge", etc)."
                   format="string"
-                  values="6lowpan, 802-11-olpc-mesh, 802-11-wireless, 802-3-ethernet, adsl, bluetooth, bond, bridge, cdma, dummy, generic, gsm, hsr, infiniband, ip-tunnel, ipvlan, loopback, macsec, macvlan, ovs-bridge, ovs-dpdk, ovs-interface, ovs-patch, ovs-port, pppoe, team, tun, veth, vlan, vpn, vrf, vxlan, wifi-p2p, wimax, wireguard, wpan" />
+                  values="6lowpan, 802-11-olpc-mesh, 802-11-wireless, 802-3-ethernet, adsl, bluetooth, bond, bridge, cdma, dummy, generic, gsm, hsr, infiniband, ip-tunnel, ipvlan, loopback, macsec, macvlan, ovs-bridge, ovs-interface, ovs-port, pppoe, team, tun, veth, vlan, vpn, vrf, vxlan, wifi-p2p, wimax, wireguard, wpan" />
         <property name="interface-name"
                   alias="ifname"
                   nmcli-description="The name of the network interface this connection is bound to. If not set, then the connection can be attached to any interface of the appropriate type (subject to restrictions imposed by other settings). For software devices this specifies the name of the created device. For connection types where interface names cannot easily be made persistent (e.g. mobile broadband or USB Ethernet), this property should not be used. Setting this property restricts the interfaces a connection can be used with, and if interface names change or are reordered the connection may be applied to the wrong interface."