diff --git a/Makefile.help b/Makefile.help
index 104bbe6..2794421 100644
--- a/Makefile.help
+++ b/Makefile.help
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ log-virtlockd:
 log-everything:
 	journalctl -f -xe
 
+# run the daemon in listen mode
 libvirtd-listen:
-	libvirtd --listen
+	systemctl stop libvirtd.service
+	-libvirtd --listen