diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template b/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template
index 78f58b34c6..c32fc20694 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ noarch=yes
 Add_dependency full xmlcatmgr
 Add_dependency full docbook-xml ">=4.2"
 
-xml_catalogs="/usr/share/xsl/docbook/catalog.xml"
+export xml_catalogs="/usr/share/xsl/docbook/catalog.xml"
+export xml_entries="nextCatalog ${xml_catalogs} --"
 
 do_install()
 {
@@ -45,8 +46,10 @@ post_install()
 	#
 	# Run the trigger to register its XML catalog entries.
 	#
-	export xml_entries="nextCatalog ${xml_catalogs} --"
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}
-	${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-	unset xml_entries
+	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
+}
+
+pre_remove()
+{
+	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
 }