diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py b/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py
index be693d8c4f6..29d5bd668ee 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/polling.py
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@
 import contextlib
 
 import eventlet
+from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from neutron.agent.common import base_polling
+from neutron.agent.linux import async_process
 from neutron.agent.linux import ovsdb_monitor
 from neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.openvswitch.agent.common import constants
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def get_polling_manager(minimize_polling=False,
@@ -53,7 +57,10 @@ class InterfacePollingMinimizer(base_polling.BasePollingManager):
         self._monitor.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        self._monitor.stop()
+        try:
+            self._monitor.stop()
+        except async_process.AsyncProcessException:
+            LOG.debug("InterfacePollingMinimizer was not running when stopped")
 
     def _is_polling_required(self):
         # Maximize the chances of update detection having a chance to
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 414039e932d..6e8859730de 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from neutron.agent.common import ovs_lib
 from neutron.agent.common import polling
 from neutron.agent.common import utils
 from neutron.agent.l2.extensions import manager as ext_manager
-from neutron.agent.linux import async_process
 from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
 from neutron.agent.linux import polling as linux_polling
 from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
@@ -1812,12 +1811,7 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcCallbackMixin,
                 # no action and by InterfacePollingMinimizer as start/stop
                 if isinstance(
                     polling_manager, linux_polling.InterfacePollingMinimizer):
-                    # There's a possible race here, when ovsdb-server is
-                    # restarted ovsdb monitor will also be restarted
-                    try:
-                        polling_manager.stop()
-                    except async_process.AsyncProcessException:
-                        LOG.debug("OVSDB monitor was not running")
+                    polling_manager.stop()
                     polling_manager.start()
             elif ovs_status == constants.OVS_DEAD:
                 # Agent doesn't apply any operations when ovs is dead, to