diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 07dba8cfe4..e360645969 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ networkStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 
     if ((network_driver->lockFD =
          virPidFileAcquire(network_driver->stateDir, "driver",
-                           true, getpid())) < 0)
+                           false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     /* if this fails now, it will be retried later with dnsmasqCapsRefresh() */
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index d8355d3c3c..580a5e6f15 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ storageStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
          virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver",
-                           true, getpid())) < 0)
+                           false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     if (virStoragePoolObjLoadAllState(driver->pools,