diff --git a/tasks/agent-linux.yml b/tasks/agent-linux.yml
index d8a791fa..5d397a65 100644
--- a/tasks/agent-linux.yml
+++ b/tasks/agent-linux.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
     enabled: yes
   when: not datadog_skip_running_check and datadog_enabled and not ansible_check_mode and datadog_sysprobe_enabled
 
+- name: Ensure datadog-agent-sysprobe is stopped if disabled or not installed
+  service:
+    name: datadog-agent-sysprobe
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: no
+  when: not datadog_skip_running_check and (not datadog_enabled or not datadog_sysprobe_enabled)
+
 - name: Ensure datadog-agent, datadog-agent-process and datadog-agent-trace are not running
   service:
     name: "{{ item }}"