diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7f7675aa57..03e33916b34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 * [BUGFIX] Query-scheduler: don't retain connections from queriers that have shut down, leading to gradually increasing enqueue latency over time. #6100 #6145
 * [BUGFIX] Ingester: prevent query logic from continuing to execute after queries are canceled. #6085
 * [BUGFIX] Ensure correct nesting of children of the `querier.Select` tracing span. #6085
+* [BUGFIX] Packaging: fix preremove script preventing upgrades on RHEL based OS. #6067
 
 ### Mixin
 
diff --git a/packaging/nfpm/mimir/preremove.sh b/packaging/nfpm/mimir/preremove.sh
index 503503ad68e..fac4853454a 100644
--- a/packaging/nfpm/mimir/preremove.sh
+++ b/packaging/nfpm/mimir/preremove.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ upgrade() {
     :
 }
 
+purge() {
+    :
+}
+
 # Step 2, check if this is a clean install or an upgrade
 action="$1"
 
@@ -24,11 +28,13 @@ case "$action" in
   "0" | "remove")
     uninstall
     ;;
-  "2" | "upgrade")
+  "1" | "upgrade")
     upgrade
     ;;
+  "purge")
+    purge
+    ;;
   *)
-    echo "Unsupported action: ${action}"
-    exit 1
+    echo "Unsupported action: ${action}. ignoring."
     ;;
 esac