diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 420807959e..55909da583 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -133,3 +133,8 @@
 
 - name: restart bridge
   shell: /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix=/proc/sys/net/bridge
+
+- name: hup libvirtd
+  command: pkill -HUP libvirtd
+  ignore_errors: true
+  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('buildhw')
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index fe6cc35baf..7483306e0b 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
    - ../templates/iptables/iptables
   notify:
   - restart iptables
+  - hup libvirtd
   tags:
   - iptables
   - config