diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 4cd88fcf95..344e326bad 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1391,6 +1391,10 @@ mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/systemtap/tapset/libvirt_qemu_probes.stp \
 %endif
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 14 && 0%{?rhel} < 6
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
+%endif
+
 %clean
 rm -fr %{buildroot}
 
@@ -1630,8 +1634,6 @@ fi
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 14 || 0%{?rhel} >= 6
 %config(noreplace) %{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
-%else
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
 %endif
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/log/libvirt/qemu/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/log/libvirt/lxc/