diff --git a/rpmlint/checks/SystemdInstallCheck.py b/rpmlint/checks/SystemdInstallCheck.py
index 630390317..125ce547b 100644
--- a/rpmlint/checks/SystemdInstallCheck.py
+++ b/rpmlint/checks/SystemdInstallCheck.py
@@ -30,20 +30,26 @@ def check(self, pkg):
                 PREUN_PATTERN = re.compile(r'systemctl --no-reload disable .*' + escaped_basename)
                 POSTUN_PATTERN = re.compile(r'(systemctl try-restart .*|# Restart of .*)' + escaped_basename)
 
+                # systemd macro expansion using systemd-update-helper
+                PRE_HELPER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'systemd-update-helper mark-install-system-units .*' + escaped_basename)
+                POST_HELPER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'systemd-update-helper install-system-units .*' + escaped_basename)
+                PREUN_HELPER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'systemd-update-helper remove-system-units .*' + escaped_basename)
+                POSTUN_HELPER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'systemd-update-helper mark-restart-system-units .*' + escaped_basename)
+
                 for line in pre.split('\n'):
-                    if PRE_POST_PATTERN.search(line):
+                    if PRE_POST_PATTERN.search(line) or PRE_HELPER_PATTERN.search(line):
                         processed['pre'] = True
                         break
                 for line in post.split('\n'):
-                    if PRE_POST_PATTERN.search(line):
+                    if PRE_POST_PATTERN.search(line) or POST_HELPER_PATTERN.search(line):
                         processed['post'] = True
                         break
                 for line in preun.split('\n'):
-                    if PREUN_PATTERN.search(line):
+                    if PREUN_PATTERN.search(line) or PREUN_HELPER_PATTERN.search(line):
                         processed['preun'] = True
                         break
                 for line in postun.split('\n'):
-                    if POSTUN_PATTERN.search(line):
+                    if POSTUN_PATTERN.search(line) or POSTUN_HELPER_PATTERN.search(line):
                         processed['postun'] = True
                         break
 
diff --git a/test/binary/nvme-cli-2.6-163.3.x86_64.rpm b/test/binary/nvme-cli-2.6-163.3.x86_64.rpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb0111a9a
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/binary/nvme-cli-2.6-163.3.x86_64.rpm differ
diff --git a/test/binary/sarg-2.4.0-60.1.x86_64.rpm b/test/binary/sarg-2.4.0-60.1.x86_64.rpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5328a5577
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/binary/sarg-2.4.0-60.1.x86_64.rpm differ
diff --git a/test/test_systemd_install.py b/test/test_systemd_install.py
index 12fc8c9d5..43b71c3b1 100644
--- a/test/test_systemd_install.py
+++ b/test/test_systemd_install.py
@@ -23,3 +23,15 @@ def test_bashisms(tmp_path, package, systemdinstallcheck):
     for scriptlet_type in ['add_pre', 'add_post', 'del_preun', 'del_postun']:
         message = f'systemd-service-without-service_{scriptlet_type} dnf-automatic-download.service'
         assert message in out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('package', ['binary/sarg', 'binary/nvme-cli'])
+@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_FEDORA_RELEASE, reason='Fedora does not define %{_unitdir} rpm macro')
+def test_systemd_service_preun(tmp_path, package, systemdinstallcheck):
+    output, test = systemdinstallcheck
+    test.check(get_tested_package(package, tmp_path))
+    out = output.print_results(output.results)
+
+    for scriptlet_type in ['add_pre', 'add_post', 'del_preun', 'del_postun']:
+        message = f'systemd-service-without-service_{scriptlet_type}'
+        assert message not in out