diff --git a/archivers/file-roller/Makefile b/archivers/file-roller/Makefile
index 96ccbf0cfa53..60edd1ae5bd4 100644
--- a/archivers/file-roller/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/file-roller/Makefile
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 
 GCONF_SCHEMAS=	file-roller.schemas
 
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 post-install:
+	@-update-desktop-database > /dev/null
+.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
 .for f in AUTHORS NEWS README TODO
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${f} ${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-post-install:
-	@-update-desktop-database > /dev/null
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/archivers/fileroller/Makefile b/archivers/fileroller/Makefile
index 96ccbf0cfa53..60edd1ae5bd4 100644
--- a/archivers/fileroller/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/fileroller/Makefile
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 
 GCONF_SCHEMAS=	file-roller.schemas
 
-.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 post-install:
+	@-update-desktop-database > /dev/null
+.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
 .for f in AUTHORS NEWS README TODO
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${f} ${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-post-install:
-	@-update-desktop-database > /dev/null
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>