diff --git a/man-db.spec b/man-db.spec
index 009260b..889e92a 100644
--- a/man-db.spec
+++ b/man-db.spec
@@ -75,18 +75,18 @@ install -D -p -m 0644 init/systemd/man-db.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/tmpfiles.
 %find_lang %{name}
 %find_lang %{name}-gnulib
 
-# clear the old cache
-%post
-%{__rm} -rf %{cache}/*
-
-%preun
 # stop and disable timer from previous builds
+%pre
 rpm -q systemd > /dev/null
 if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
 	systemctl stop man-db.timer
 	systemctl -q disable man-db.timer
 fi
 
+# clear the old cache
+%post
+%{__rm} -rf %{cache}/*
+
 %files -f %{name}.lang -f %{name}-gnulib.lang
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
 %license docs/COPYING