diff --git a/test/units/TEST-60-MOUNT-RATELIMIT.sh b/test/units/TEST-60-MOUNT-RATELIMIT.sh
index 85f2c7912a..028ad7e3a2 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-60-MOUNT-RATELIMIT.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-60-MOUNT-RATELIMIT.sh
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ cat >/run/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-ratelimit.conf <<EOF
 [Journal]
 RateLimitBurst=0
 EOF
-systemctl restart systemd-journald.service
+systemctl reload systemd-journald.service
 
 run_testcases