diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index df87e9e200..8b0edd779f 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
 - name: fix openvpn routing
   action: shell /etc/openvpn/fix-routes.sh
 
+- name: restart xinetd
+  action: service name=xinetd state=restarted
+
 - name: restart netapproute
   action: command /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes eth1