diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index bffabf80c7..09f823a854 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 - name: restart libvirtd
   action: service name=libvirtd state=restarted
 
+- name: restart libvirtd.socket
+  action: service name=libvirtd.socket state=stopped
+  notify: restart libvirtd
+
 - name: restart mailman
   action: service name=mailman state=restarted
 
diff --git a/roles/copr/hypervisor/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/hypervisor/tasks/main.yml
index 725e072b94..6022cfe320 100644
--- a/roles/copr/hypervisor/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/hypervisor/tasks/main.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     backup: yes
   notify:
     - reload systemd
-    - restart libvirtd
+    - restart libvirtd.socket
   tags: libvirtd
 
 - name: create the copr user