diff --git a/include/package-pack.mk b/include/package-pack.mk
index 1f1b8c73f95..a36d6909016 100644
--- a/include/package-pack.mk
+++ b/include/package-pack.mk
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ endif
     IDIR_$(1):=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-$(PKGARCH)/$(1)
     ADIR_$(1):=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/apk-$(PKGARCH)/$(1)
     KEEP_$(1):=$(strip $(call Package/$(1)/conffiles))
+    APK_SCRIPTS_$(1):=\
+    --script "post-install:$$(ADIR_$(1))/post-install" \
+    --script "pre-deinstall:$$(ADIR_$(1))/pre-deinstall"
+
+    ifdef Package/$(1)/postrm
+        APK_SCRIPTS_$(1)+=--script "post-deinstall:$$(ADIR_$(1))/postrm"
+    endif
 
     TARGET_VARIANT:=$$(if $(ALL_VARIANTS),$$(if $$(VARIANT),$$(filter-out *,$$(VARIANT)),$(firstword $(ALL_VARIANTS))))
     ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),$$(if $$(TARGET_VARIANT),$$(TARGET_VARIANT),$(BUILD_VARIANT)))
@@ -360,8 +367,7 @@ else
 		), \
 		$$(prov) )" \
 	  $(if $(DEFAULT_VARIANT),--info "provider-priority:100",$(if $(PROVIDES),--info "provider-priority:1")) \
-	  --script "post-install:$$(ADIR_$(1))/post-install" \
-	  --script "pre-deinstall:$$(ADIR_$(1))/pre-deinstall" \
+	  $$(APK_SCRIPTS_$(1)) \
 	  --info "depends:$$(foreach depends,$$(subst $$(comma),$$(space),$$(subst $$(space),,$$(subst $$(paren_right),,$$(subst $$(paren_left),,$$(Package/$(1)/DEPENDS))))),$$(depends))" \
 	  --files "$$(IDIR_$(1))" \
 	  --output "$$(PACK_$(1))" \