diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/libraries/transitionsystemdservicesstates.py b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/libraries/transitionsystemdservicesstates.py
index b487366b90..53f53fb570 100644
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/libraries/transitionsystemdservicesstates.py
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/libraries/transitionsystemdservicesstates.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from leapp import reporting
 from leapp.exceptions import StopActorExecutionError
+from leapp.libraries.common.config import version
 from leapp.libraries.stdlib import api
 from leapp.models import (
     SystemdServicesInfoSource,
@@ -78,9 +79,43 @@ def _get_service_preset(service_name, presets):
     return preset
 
 
-def _filter_services(services_source, services_target):
+def _filter_ignored_services(services_source):
+    """
+    Filter out services that should be ignored i.e. not handled
+    """
+    to_ignore = []
+    if int(version.get_source_major_version()) >= 8:
+        to_ignore.extend([
+            "libvirtd.service",
+            "virtqemud.service",
+            "virtinterfaced.service",
+            "virtnetworkd.service",
+            "virtnodedevd.service",
+            "virtnwfilterd.service",
+            "virtsecretd.service",
+            "virtstoraged.service",
+            "virtproxyd.service",
+            "virtlockd.service",
+            "virtlogd.service",
+            "libvirt-guests.service",
+        ])
+
+    for s in to_ignore:
+        # It's sufficient to remove just from the source system services,
+        # because if a service is not present on the source system it's not handled either way
+        if services_source.pop(s, None):
+            api.current_logger().debug("Ignored service {} found on the source system".format(s))
+
+
+def _filter_irrelevant_services(services_source, services_target):
     """
     Filter out irrelevant services
+
+    Irrelevant services are those that cannot be enabled/disabled,
+    those that do not exist on the source system and those in masked-runtime state.
+
+    :return: Target system services without the irrelevant ones.
+    :rtype: list
     """
     filtered = []
     for service in services_target:
@@ -197,7 +232,8 @@ def process():
     presets_source = {p.service: p.state for p in presets_source}
     presets_target = {p.service: p.state for p in presets_target}
 
-    services_target = _filter_services(services_source, services_target)
+    _filter_ignored_services(services_source)
+    services_target = _filter_irrelevant_services(services_source, services_target)
 
     desired_states = _get_desired_states(
         services_source, presets_source, services_target, presets_target
diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/tests/test_transitionsystemdservicesstates.py b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/tests/test_transitionsystemdservicesstates.py
index e0611859ec..6964a65ba4 100644
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/tests/test_transitionsystemdservicesstates.py
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/systemd/transitionsystemdservicesstates/tests/test_transitionsystemdservicesstates.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from leapp import reporting
 from leapp.libraries.actor import transitionsystemdservicesstates
+from leapp.libraries.common.config import version
 from leapp.libraries.common.testutils import create_report_mocked, CurrentActorMocked, produce_mocked
 from leapp.libraries.stdlib import api
 from leapp.models import (
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def _get_desired_service_state_mocked(*args):
     assert tasks == expected
 
 
-def test_filter_services_services_filtered():
+def test_filter_irrelevant_services_services_filtered():
     services_source = {
         "test2.service": "static",
         "test3.service": "masked",
@@ -85,14 +86,14 @@ def test_filter_services_services_filtered():
         SystemdServiceFile(name="test6.service", state="masked-runtime"),
     ]
 
-    filtered = transitionsystemdservicesstates._filter_services(
+    filtered = transitionsystemdservicesstates._filter_irrelevant_services(
         services_source, services_target
     )
 
     assert not filtered
 
 
-def test_filter_services_services_not_filtered():
+def test_filter_irrelevant_services_services_not_filtered():
     services_source = {
         "test1.service": "enabled",
         "test2.service": "disabled",
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ def test_filter_services_services_not_filtered():
         SystemdServiceFile(name="test4.service", state="enabled"),
     ]
 
-    filtered = transitionsystemdservicesstates._filter_services(
+    filtered = transitionsystemdservicesstates._filter_irrelevant_services(
         services_source, services_target
     )
 
@@ -238,3 +239,34 @@ def test_report_newly_enabled(monkeypatch):
 
     assert created_reports.called
     assert all([s in created_reports.report_fields["summary"] for s in newly_enabled])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "source_major_ver,expected", (
+        (
+            7,
+            {
+                'abc.service': 'enabled',
+                'virtqemud.service': 'enabled',
+                'virtlogd.service': 'disabled',
+                'virtproxyd.service': 'masked',
+            }
+        ),
+        (8, {'abc.service': 'enabled'}),
+        (9, {'abc.service': 'enabled'}),
+    )
+)
+def test_filter_ignored_services(monkeypatch, source_major_ver, expected):
+    services = {
+        'abc.service': 'enabled',
+        'virtqemud.service': 'enabled',
+        'virtlogd.service': 'disabled',
+        'virtproxyd.service': 'masked',
+    }
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        version,
+        "get_source_major_version",
+        lambda: source_major_ver,
+    )
+    transitionsystemdservicesstates._filter_ignored_services(services)
+    assert services == expected