diff --git a/lib/install.c b/lib/install.c
index 2bd0f3c94..2e8781453 100644
--- a/lib/install.c
+++ b/lib/install.c
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ int rpmInstallPackage(char * prefix, rpmdb db, int fd, int flags,
     }
 
     message(MESS_DEBUG, "running preinstall script (if any)\n");
-    if (runScript(prefix, h, RPMTAG_PREIN, flags & INSTALL_NOSCRIPTS)) {
+    if (runScript(prefix, h, RPMTAG_PREIN, flags & INSTALL_NOSCRIPTS,
+		  flags & INSTALL_UPGRADE)) {
 	free(fileList);
 	if (replacedList) free(replacedList);
 	return 2;
@@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ int rpmInstallPackage(char * prefix, rpmdb db, int fd, int flags,
 
     message(MESS_DEBUG, "running postinstall script (if any)\n");
 
-    if (runScript(prefix, h, RPMTAG_POSTIN, flags & INSTALL_NOSCRIPTS)) {
+    if (runScript(prefix, h, RPMTAG_POSTIN, flags & INSTALL_NOSCRIPTS,
+		  flags & INSTALL_UPGRADE)) {
 	return 2;
     }
 
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ int rpmInstallPackage(char * prefix, rpmdb db, int fd, int flags,
 	message(MESS_DEBUG, "removing old versions of package\n");
 	intptr = oldVersions;
 	while (*intptr) {
-	    rpmRemovePackage(prefix, db, *intptr, 0);
+	    rpmRemovePackage(prefix, db, *intptr, 1, 0);
 	    intptr++;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/lib/install.h b/lib/install.h
index ec9e62e1d..f298b69e8 100644
--- a/lib/install.h
+++ b/lib/install.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct sharedFile {
 
 int findSharedFiles(rpmdb db, int offset, char ** fileList, int fileCount,
 		    struct sharedFile ** listPtr, int * listCountPtr);
-int runScript(char * prefix, Header h, int tag, int dontRunScripts);
+int runScript(char * prefix, Header h, int tag, int dontRunScripts,
+	      int upgrade);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/rpmlib.h b/lib/rpmlib.h
index 6dd438ef5..eefda35f0 100644
--- a/lib/rpmlib.h
+++ b/lib/rpmlib.h
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ int rpmdbFindPackage(rpmdb db, char * name, dbIndexSet * matches);
 int rpmInstallSourcePackage(char * prefix, int fd, char ** specFile);
 int rpmInstallPackage(char * prefix, rpmdb db, int fd, int flags, 
 		      notifyFunction notify, char * labelFormat);
-int rpmRemovePackage(char * prefix, rpmdb db, unsigned int offset, int test);
+int rpmRemovePackage(char * prefix, rpmdb db, unsigned int offset, 
+		     int upgrade, int test);
 int rpmdbRemove(rpmdb db, unsigned int offset, int tolerant);
 int rpmdbAdd(rpmdb db, Header dbentry);
 int rpmdbUpdateRecord(rpmdb db, int secOffset, Header secHeader);