diff --git a/src/v/redpanda/admin/server.cc b/src/v/redpanda/admin/server.cc
index 02b6baca135f5..dfb6709cb97ed 100644
--- a/src/v/redpanda/admin/server.cc
+++ b/src/v/redpanda/admin/server.cc
@@ -5098,6 +5098,8 @@ admin_server::restart_service_handler(std::unique_ptr<ss::http::request> req) {
 
     vlog(
       adminlog.info, "Restart redpanda service: {}", to_string_view(*service));
-    co_await restart_redpanda_service(*service);
+    co_await container().invoke_on(0, [service](admin_server& server) {
+        return server.restart_redpanda_service(*service);
+    });
     co_return ss::json::json_return_type(ss::json::json_void());
 }