diff --git a/SPECS/nvme-cli.spec b/SPECS/nvme-cli.spec
index 42702a4..0c89a67 100644
--- a/SPECS/nvme-cli.spec
+++ b/SPECS/nvme-cli.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           nvme-cli
 Version:        1.16
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        NVMe management command line interface
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -105,13 +105,19 @@ if [ $1 -eq 1 ] || [ $1 -eq 2 ]; then
         fi
 
 	# apply udev and systemd changes that we did
-	systemctl enable nvmefc-boot-connections
+	if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
+		systemctl enable nvmefc-boot-connections
+	fi
 	systemctl daemon-reload
 	udevadm control --reload-rules && udevadm trigger
 	exit 0
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 09 2022 Maurizio Lombardi <mlombard@redhat.com> - 1.16-7
+- Do not re-enable the nvmefc-boot-connections service if
+  we are just upgrading the package.
+
 * Thu Oct 13 2022 Maurizio Lombardi <mlombard@redhat.com> - 1.16-6
 - Fix a file permission