diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index c35f72fccb..51dd35a136 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -572,14 +572,23 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 	// or there is a new config we need to apply
 	// When using systemd configuration we write the file
 	if dn.useSystemdService {
-		r, err := systemd.WriteConfFile(latestState, dn.devMode, dn.platform)
+		systemdConfModified, err := systemd.WriteConfFile(latestState, dn.devMode, dn.platform)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("nodeStateSyncHandler(): failed to write configuration file for systemd mode: %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
-		reqDrain = reqDrain || r
-		reqReboot = reqReboot || r
-		glog.V(0).Infof("nodeStateSyncHandler(): systemd mode reqDrain %v, reqReboot %v disableDrain %v", r, r, dn.disableDrain)
+		if systemdConfModified {
+			// remove existing result file to make sure that we will not use outdated result, e.g. in case if
+			// systemd service was not triggered for some reason
+			err = systemd.RemoveSriovResult()
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("nodeStateSyncHandler(): failed to remove result file for systemd mode: %v", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		reqDrain = reqDrain || systemdConfModified
+		reqReboot = reqReboot || systemdConfModified
+		glog.V(0).Infof("nodeStateSyncHandler(): systemd mode reqDrain %v, reqReboot %v disableDrain %v", systemdConfModified, systemdConfModified, dn.disableDrain)
 
 		err = systemd.WriteSriovSupportedNics()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/systemd.go b/pkg/systemd/systemd.go
index 504fcf3890..a38e83191b 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/systemd.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/systemd.go
@@ -204,6 +204,20 @@ func ReadSriovResult() (*SriovResult, error) {
 	return result, err
 }
 
+func RemoveSriovResult() error {
+	err := os.Remove(SriovHostSystemdResultPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			glog.V(2).Infof("RemoveSriovResult(): result file not found")
+			return nil
+		}
+		glog.Errorf("RemoveSriovResult(): failed to remove sriov result file on path %s: %v", SriovHostSystemdResultPath, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	glog.V(2).Infof("RemoveSriovResult(): result file removed")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func WriteSriovSupportedNics() error {
 	_, err := os.Stat(sriovHostSystemdSupportedNicPath)
 	if err != nil {