diff --git a/data/ansible/roles/kafka/handlers/main.yaml b/data/ansible/roles/kafka/handlers/main.yaml
index 4cdfe040c..77c5662b4 100644
--- a/data/ansible/roles/kafka/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/data/ansible/roles/kafka/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Restart Kafka
+  become: yes
   systemd:
     name: kafka
     state: restarted