diff --git a/cmd/compose/restart.go b/cmd/compose/restart.go
index 8a64cf51b..5ff5946ec 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/restart.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/restart.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func restartCommand(p *ProjectOptions, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func runRestart(ctx context.Context, backend api.Service, opts restartOptions, services []string) error {
-	project, name, err := opts.projectOrName(services...)
+	project, name, err := opts.projectOrName()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/compose/restart.go b/pkg/compose/restart.go
index ad975058c..86c88c144 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/restart.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/restart.go
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ func (s *composeService) restart(ctx context.Context, projectName string, option
 	}
 
 	if len(options.Services) == 0 {
-		options.Services = project.ServiceNames()
+		err = project.ForServices(options.Services)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	w := progress.ContextWriter(ctx)
 	return InDependencyOrder(ctx, project, func(c context.Context, service string) error {
-		if !utils.StringContains(options.Services, service) {
-			return nil
-		}
 		eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 		for _, container := range containers.filter(isService(service)) {
 			container := container