diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c
index 19481b1502..d8a42e62d4 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-connection.c
@@ -1358,13 +1358,13 @@ verify(NMSetting *setting, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
                 if (connection)
                     goto after_interface_name;
                 iface_type = NMU_IFACE_ANY;
-            } else if (NM_IN_STRSET(ovs_iface_type, "patch")) {
+            } else if (NM_IN_STRSET(ovs_iface_type, "patch", "dpdk")) {
                 /* this interface type is internal to OVS. */
                 iface_type = NMU_IFACE_OVS;
             } else {
                 /* This interface type also requires a netdev. We need to validate
                  * for both OVS and KERNEL. */
-                nm_assert(NM_IN_STRSET(ovs_iface_type, "internal", "system", "dpdk"));
+                nm_assert(NM_IN_STRSET(ovs_iface_type, "internal", "system"));
                 iface_type = NMU_IFACE_OVS_AND_KERNEL;
             }
         } else
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-general.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-general.c
index bf0f272c49..1ee05ae1df 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/tests/test-general.c
@@ -10829,7 +10829,7 @@ test_connection_ovs_ifname(gconstpointer test_data)
     /* good if bridge, port, or patch interface */
     g_object_set(s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_NAME, "ovs123123123123130123123", NULL);
 
-    if (!ovs_iface_type || nm_streq(ovs_iface_type, "patch"))
+    if (!ovs_iface_type || NM_IN_STRSET(ovs_iface_type, "patch", "dpdk"))
         nmtst_assert_connection_verifies(con);
     else {
         nmtst_assert_connection_unnormalizable(con,