diff --git a/devstack/local.conf.sample b/devstack/local.conf.sample
index 1f8f4acf1..77024663f 100644
--- a/devstack/local.conf.sample
+++ b/devstack/local.conf.sample
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ enable_plugin zun-tempest-plugin https://git.openstack.org/openstack/zun-tempest
 #The default container engine is Docker
 enable_plugin devstack-plugin-container https://git.openstack.org/openstack/devstack-plugin-container
 
+# In Kuryr, KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE is `local` by default,
+# but we must change it to `global` in the multinode scenario.
+KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=global
 KURYR_ETCD_PORT=2379
 enable_plugin kuryr-libnetwork https://git.openstack.org/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork
 
diff --git a/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample b/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample
index 1bf72ac03..422fa7d50 100644
--- a/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample
+++ b/devstack/local.conf.subnode.sample
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ SERVICE_PASSWORD=password
 ADMIN_PASSWORD=password
 enable_plugin devstack-plugin-container https://git.openstack.org/openstack/devstack-plugin-container
 enable_plugin zun https://git.openstack.org/openstack/zun
+
+KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=global
 enable_plugin kuryr-libnetwork https://git.openstack.org/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork
 
 # Following is for multi host settings
diff --git a/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml b/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml
index 987930e50..9cd705060 100644
--- a/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zun-devstack-base-multinode/run.yaml
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@
           [[local|localrc]]
           enable_plugin zun git://git.openstack.org/openstack/zun
           LIBS_FROM_GIT="python-zunclient"
-
-          [[post-config|$KURYR_CONFIG]]
-          [DEFAULT]
-          capability_scope = global
-          debug = True
+          KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=global
 
           EOF
         executable: /bin/bash