diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index ea7b755..76bd618 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -1022,6 +1022,8 @@ fi
 * Mon May 16 2022 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 251~rc3-1
 - Update to latest upstream prerelease (just various bugfixes)
 - Udev rule processing should be now fixed (#2076459)
+- Run sysusers and hwdb and catalog updates also if systemd is not running
+  (#2085481)
 
 * Wed May 11 2022 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 251~rc2-2
 - Backport #23352 to fix RHBZ #2083374
diff --git a/triggers.systemd b/triggers.systemd
index 5929035..719789b 100644
--- a/triggers.systemd
+++ b/triggers.systemd
@@ -55,23 +55,17 @@ fi
 # This script will process files installed in /usr/lib/sysusers.d to create
 # specified users automatically. The priority is set such that it
 # will run before the tmpfiles file trigger.
-if test -d "/run/systemd/system"; then
-  systemd-sysusers || :
-fi
+systemd-sysusers || :
 
 %transfiletriggerin -P 1000700 udev -- /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d
 # This script will automatically invoke hwdb update if files have been
 # installed or updated in /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d.
-if test -d "/run/systemd/system"; then
-  systemd-hwdb update || :
-fi
+systemd-hwdb update || :
 
 %transfiletriggerin -P 1000700 -- /usr/lib/systemd/catalog
 # This script will automatically invoke journal catalog update if files
 # have been installed or updated in /usr/lib/systemd/catalog.
-if test -d "/run/systemd/system"; then
-  journalctl --update-catalog || :
-fi
+journalctl --update-catalog || :
 
 %transfiletriggerin -P 1000700 -- /usr/lib/binfmt.d
 # This script will automatically apply binfmt rules if files have been