diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index 61427c6f220922542c661b844553ed6857993a09..e05646dc24dcf633830ce6d8dd3da5f71a29731e 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ $S$M	ln -sf /usr/src/kernels/$KERNELRELEASE source
 	%preun
 	if [ -x /sbin/new-kernel-pkg ]; then
 	new-kernel-pkg --remove $KERNELRELEASE --rminitrd --initrdfile=/boot/initramfs-$KERNELRELEASE.img
+	elif [ -x /usr/bin/kernel-install ]; then
+	kernel-install remove $KERNELRELEASE
 	fi
 
 	%postun