diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java
index 934336066cc..99d3e7d9492 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/NetworkHelperImpl.java
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ public class NetworkHelperImpl implements NetworkHelper {
 
                 router.setDynamicallyScalable(template.isDynamicallyScalable());
                 router.setRole(Role.VIRTUAL_ROUTER);
+                router.setLimitCpuUse(routerOffering.getLimitCpuUse());
                 router = _routerDao.persist(router);
 
                 reallocateRouterNetworks(routerDeploymentDefinition, router, template, null);