diff --git a/macros.systemd b/macros.systemd
index df7f472..5ffc38a 100644
--- a/macros.systemd
+++ b/macros.systemd
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ fi											\
 %{nil}
 
 %tmpfiles_create() \
-[ -x /usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles ] && \
+[ -z "${TRANSACTIONAL_UPDATE}" -a -x /usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles ] && \
 	/usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles --create %{?*} || : \
 %{nil}
 
diff --git a/systemd-rpm-macros.changes b/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
index 3395e2c..08eca16 100644
--- a/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
+++ b/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 17 07:44:55 CET 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
+
+- Don't execute systemd-tmpfiles if we run in transactional update
+  mode
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  2 16:09:29 UTC 2017 - fbui@suse.com