diff --git a/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance b/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance
index b4b096f5..9e353f56 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance
+++ b/rpm_spec/subpackages/manageiq-appliance
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ fi
 # Disable rsyslog duplicating systemd-journal output
 # This will comment out the multi-line module load from /etc/rsyslog.conf
 sed -i '/module(load="imjournal"/, /StateFile="imjournal.state")/ s|^|#|' %{_sysconfdir}/rsyslog.conf
+if systemctl is-active --quiet rsyslog; then
+  systemctl restart rsyslog
+fi
 
 %files appliance
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)