diff --git a/macros.systemd b/macros.systemd
index 396dbfb..e7e4001 100644
--- a/macros.systemd
+++ b/macros.systemd
@@ -134,17 +134,19 @@ if [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then							\
 fi											\
 %{nil}
 
-# On uninstall, tell systemd to reload its unit files
-#
-# The default is to read DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE from /etc/sysconfig/services
+# On uninstall, tell systemd to reload its unit files.
+# On update, tell systemd to reload and restart service unless
+# DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE from /etc/sysconfig/services says otherwise
 #
+
 %service_del_postun()									\
 if [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then							\
 	/usr/bin/systemctl daemon-reload || :						\
-	if [ $1 -ge 1 ] && [ -e /etc/sysconfig/services ]; then				\
+	if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then								\
 		# Package upgrade, not uninstall					\
-		DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=						\
-		. /etc/sysconfig/services						\
+		DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=no						\
+		[ -e /etc/sysconfig/services ] && . /etc/sysconfig/services || :	\
+											\
 		case "$DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE" in					\
 		yes|1)	;;								\
 		*)	/usr/bin/systemctl try-restart %{*} || :			\
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ fi											\
 %systemd_post() %{expand::%%service_add_post %{?**}}
 %systemd_preun() %{expand::%%service_del_preun %{?**}}
 %systemd_postun() %{expand::%%service_del_postun_without_restart %{?**}}
-%systemd_postun_with_restart() %{expand::%%service_del_postun %{?**}}
+%systemd_postun_with_restart() %{expand::%%service_del_postun_with_restart %{?**}}
 
 %systemd_user_pre()									\
 if [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then							\
diff --git a/systemd-rpm-macros.changes b/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
index 1a9ac0b..2b281e9 100644
--- a/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
+++ b/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 29 11:33:44 UTC 2023 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- %service_del_postun: make sure to restart services if /etc/sysconfig/service
+  is not present.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 29 10:40:14 UTC 2023 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>