diff --git a/macros.systemd b/macros.systemd
index 5ffc38a..6c679b2 100644
--- a/macros.systemd
+++ b/macros.systemd
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ if [ "$FIRST_ARG" -eq 1 ]; then 							\
 	done										\
 else											\
 	for service in %{?*} ; do							\
+		# The tag file might have been left by a preceding			\
+		# update (see 1059627)							\
+		rm -f "/run/rpm-%{name}-update-$service-new-in-upgrade"			\
+											\
 		if [ ! -e "/usr/lib/systemd/system/$service" ]; then			\
 			touch "/run/rpm-%{name}-update-$service-new-in-upgrade"		\
 		fi									\
diff --git a/systemd-rpm-macros.changes b/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
index e627a41..a2a16af 100644
--- a/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
+++ b/systemd-rpm-macros.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  1 10:47:29 UTC 2017 - fbui@suse.com
+
+- Make sure to clean up "new-in-upgrade" tag file (bsc#1059627)
+
+  The tag file might have been incorrectly left by a preceding update.
+
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 Wed Nov 22 14:41:00 UTC 2017 - fbui@suse.com