diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerImpl.java
index 854abd2c239..67c93d9bfb9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/ha/HighAvailabilityManagerImpl.java
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ public class HighAvailabilityManagerImpl implements HighAvailabilityManager, Clu
             return;
         }
         
+        if(host.getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.VMware) {
+            s_logger.info("Don't restart for VMs on host " + host.getId() + " as the host is VMware host");
+        	return;
+        }
+        
         s_logger.warn("Scheduling restart for VMs on host " + host.getId());
 
         final List<VMInstanceVO> vms = _instanceDao.listByHostId(host.getId());