diff --git a/linux/compliance.yaml b/linux/compliance.yaml
index 6ba6b75..8aaee90 100644
--- a/linux/compliance.yaml
+++ b/linux/compliance.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@
       with_items:
         - regexp: "^PermitRootLogin"
           line: "PermitRootLogin no"
-      notify: restart ssh
+    - name: Restart SSH service.
+      service:
+        name: sshd
+        state: restarted
 
     # Delete our network ansible key from the root user.
     - name: Delete our network ansible key (and other keys) from the root user.