diff --git a/man-db.spec b/man-db.spec
index 0502cf2..15217c7 100644
--- a/man-db.spec
+++ b/man-db.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: Tools for searching and reading man pages
 Name: man-db
 Version: 2.9.1
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 # GPLv2+ .. man-db
 # GPLv3+ .. gnulib
 License: GPLv2+ and GPLv3+
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ install -D -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE4} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}/man-db-restart-cache
 %pre
 # remove alternativized files if they are not symlinks
 for f in man apropos whatis; do
-    [ -L %{_bindir}/$f ] || rm -f %{_bindir}/$f
-    [ -L %{_mandir}/man1/$f.1.gz ] || rm -f %{_mandir}/man1/$f.1.gz
+    [ -L %{_bindir}/$f ] || %{__rm} -f %{_bindir}/$f >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+    [ -L %{_mandir}/man1/$f.1.gz ] || %{__rm} -f %{_mandir}/man1/$f.1.gz >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 done
 
 # stop and disable timer from previous builds
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ fi
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.daily/man-db.cron
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Mar 01 2020 Nikola Forró <nforro@redhat.com> - 2.9.1-6
+- fix %pre scriptlet
+
 * Fri Feb 28 2020 Nikola Forró <nforro@redhat.com> - 2.9.1-5
 - fix upgrades from non-alternativized versions properly