diff --git a/i2c-tools.spec b/i2c-tools.spec
index f3f3d77..a5bd437 100644
--- a/i2c-tools.spec
+++ b/i2c-tools.spec
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ echo 'i2c-dev' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/modules-load.d/%{name}.conf
 
 %post
 # load i2c-dev after the first install
-if [ "$1" = 1 ] ; then
+if [ "$1" = 1 ] && systemctl is-system-running > /dev/null; then
   /usr/sbin/modprobe i2c-dev
 fi
 exit 0