diff --git a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
index 0248c646b6..768ca61b93 100644
--- a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
 			prerm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
 		prerm += bb.data.getVar('updatercd_prerm', localdata, 1)
 		bb.data.setVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, prerm, d)
-			postrm = bb.data.getVar('pkg_postrm', localdata, 1)
-			if not postrm:
-				postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-				postrm += bb.data.getVar('updatercd_postrm', localdata, 1)
+		postrm = bb.data.getVar('pkg_postrm', localdata, 1)
+		if not postrm:
+			postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+		postrm += bb.data.getVar('updatercd_postrm', localdata, 1)
 		bb.data.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm, d)
 
 	pkgs = bb.data.getVar('INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES', d, 1)