diff --git a/debian/koha-common.postinst b/debian/koha-common.postinst
index 57e26c958c..0309850c80 100644
--- a/debian/koha-common.postinst
+++ b/debian/koha-common.postinst
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ db_stop
 rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_stomp
 service rabbitmq-server restart
 
+# Bug 35242: Force memcache restart after koha install/upgrade
+service memcached restart
+
 # Bug 18250: Correct startup order of koha-common and memcached
 # Since the init script has been updated, we can force the order in rc.d
 # by disabling and enabling again.