diff --git a/spec/packages.inc b/spec/packages.inc
index 41f6ff73d..85c9e6d9e 100644
--- a/spec/packages.inc
+++ b/spec/packages.inc
@@ -609,9 +609,6 @@ of device-mapper devices.
 %if %{enable_systemd}
 systemctl preset dm-event.socket > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %endif
-if [ -e %{_default_pid_dir}/dmeventd.pid ]; then
-        %{_sbindir}/dmeventd -R || echo "Failed to restart dmeventd daemon. Please, try manual restart."
-fi
 
 %preun -n device-mapper-event
 %if %{enable_systemd}
@@ -626,6 +623,11 @@ if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
 %daemon_reload
 fi
 
+%posttrans -n device-mapper-event
+if [ -e %{_default_pid_dir}/dmeventd.pid ]; then
+        %{_sbindir}/dmeventd -R || echo "Failed to restart dmeventd daemon. Please, try manual restart."
+fi
+
 %files -n device-mapper-event
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_sbindir}/dmeventd