diff --git a/shared-mime-info.changes b/shared-mime-info.changes
index 4242af8..5886ed5 100644
--- a/shared-mime-info.changes
+++ b/shared-mime-info.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 25 15:07:27 UTC 2024 - Michael Gorse <mgorse@suse.com>
+
+- Uninstall silently if update-mime-database is not present
+  (bsc#1231463).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 12 23:45:56 UTC 2024 - Michael Gorse <mgorse@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/shared-mime-info.spec b/shared-mime-info.spec
index 88f3bf6..ddeefa3 100644
--- a/shared-mime-info.spec
+++ b/shared-mime-info.spec
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ export PKGSYSTEM_ENABLE_FSYNC=0
 
 %filetriggerpostun -- %{_datadir}/mime
 export PKGSYSTEM_ENABLE_FSYNC=0
-[ -x %{_bindir}/update-mime-database ] && %{_bindir}/update-mime-database "%{_datadir}/mime"
+[ -x %{_bindir}/update-mime-database ] || exit 0
+%{_bindir}/update-mime-database "%{_datadir}/mime"
 
 %files
 %license COPYING