diff --git a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat.service b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat.service
index 71aabaffe779..8f13b843d5b4 100644
--- a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat.service
+++ b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat.service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/kvm_stat -dtcz -s 10 -L /var/log/kvm_stat.csv
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=always
+RestartSec=60s
 SyslogIdentifier=kvm_stat
 SyslogLevel=debug