diff --git a/debian/arduino-app-cli/etc/needrestart/conf.d/arduino-adbd.conf b/debian/arduino-app-cli/etc/needrestart/conf.d/arduino-adbd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ffff052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/arduino-app-cli/etc/needrestart/conf.d/arduino-adbd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# exclude adbd from service that need to be restarted.
+$nrconf{override_rc}{qr(^adbd\.service$)} = 0;
+