diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index cfcf4e1fba..5387ac5570 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ bhyveStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((bhyve_driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(BHYVE_STATE_DIR, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(BHYVE_STATE_DIR, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainObjListLoadAllConfigs(bhyve_driver->domains,
diff --git a/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c b/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
index 868e49c56e..f575768c4c 100644
--- a/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
+++ b/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ netcfStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     /* open netcf */
diff --git a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
index fcd7f1c04a..2feaeb95b7 100644
--- a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
+++ b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ udevStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     driver->udev = udev_new();
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index a99c7471bb..492028c487 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((libxl_driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(cfg->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(cfg->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     if (!(libxl_driver->lockManager =
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 3982c24f34..d0b6703101 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ static int lxcStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((lxc_driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(cfg->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(cfg->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     /* Get all the running persistent or transient configs first */
diff --git a/src/network/leaseshelper.c b/src/network/leaseshelper.c
index 89d9a003e2..2a10fbf33a 100644
--- a/src/network/leaseshelper.c
+++ b/src/network/leaseshelper.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         goto cleanup;
 
     /* Try to claim the pidfile, exiting if we can't */
-    if ((pid_file_fd = virPidFileAcquirePath(pid_file, true, getpid())) < 0)
+    if ((pid_file_fd = virPidFileAcquirePath(pid_file, false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     /* Since interfaces can be hot plugged, we need to make sure that the
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 1920f4566e..1f3f867599 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ nodeStateInitialize(bool privileged ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     }
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto failure;
 
     if (!(driver->devs = virNodeDeviceObjListNew()))
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index d883462948..8bc63c506c 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ nodeStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (!(driver->devs = virNodeDeviceObjListNew()) ||
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
index 43561241f6..530e4f5872 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ nwfilterStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     if (virNWFilterIPAddrMapInit() < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index fc0d12c335..d3a144aabd 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ qemuStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((qemu_driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(cfg->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(cfg->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     qemu_driver->qemuImgBinary = virFindFileInPath("qemu-img");
diff --git a/src/secret/secret_driver.c b/src/secret/secret_driver.c
index 9344948db4..0af2bcef96 100644
--- a/src/secret/secret_driver.c
+++ b/src/secret/secret_driver.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ secretStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((driver->lockFD =
-         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(driver->stateDir, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     if (!(driver->secrets = virSecretObjListNew()))
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 75430fb0d9..f5d05a7f43 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -4129,7 +4129,7 @@ vzStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     }
 
     if ((vz_driver_lock_fd =
-         virPidFileAcquire(VZ_STATEDIR, "driver", true, getpid())) < 0)
+         virPidFileAcquire(VZ_STATEDIR, "driver", false, getpid())) < 0)
         return -1;
 
     if (prlsdkInit() < 0) {