diff --git a/cmake/package_rpm.cmake b/cmake/package_rpm.cmake
index 32afd8c7b..bad8f91c0 100644
--- a/cmake/package_rpm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package_rpm.cmake
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_USER_FILELIST "${IGNORED_DIRS}")
 
 if(TARGET_COMPONENT STREQUAL "core" OR TARGET_COMPONENT STREQUAL "all")
   set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinst)
-  set(CPACK_RPM_POST_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postrm)
+  set(CPACK_RPM_PRE_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postrm)
 endif()
 
 if(EXTRA_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES)