diff --git a/libvirt/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml b/libvirt/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml
index 1f3f3faa..051f3ac5 100644
--- a/libvirt/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml
+++ b/libvirt/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ spec:
           {{ end }}
           command:
             - /tmp/libvirt.sh
+          lifecycle:
+            preStop:
+              exec:
+                command:
+                  - bash
+                  - -c
+                  - |-
+                    kill $(cat /var/run/libvirtd.pid)
           volumeMounts:
             - name: libvirt-bin
               mountPath: /tmp/libvirt.sh