diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6513627ed..0012309f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/maxscale.conf.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/init.d/maxscale.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/etc/init.d/maxscale.prep @ONLY)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale.prep @ONLY)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/server/test/maxscale_test.h.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/server/include/maxscale_test.h)
-configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/postinstall.sh.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinstall.sh)
+configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/postinstall.sh.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinst)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -fPIC")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -fPIC")
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ else()
   set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "MariaDB Corporation Ab")
   set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README)
   set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinstall.sh)
-  set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinstall.sh)
-  set(CPACK_RPM_POST_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/postuninstall.sh)
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinst;{CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postrm")
+  set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinst)
+  set(CPACK_RPM_POST_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/postrm)
   set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "maxscale")
   set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR "MariaDB Corporation Ab")
   set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPLv2")
diff --git a/postuninstall.sh b/postrm
similarity index 100%
rename from postuninstall.sh
rename to postrm