diff --git a/debian/scstadmin.postrm b/debian/scstadmin.postrm
index aced6faf3..f2602f3c6 100644
--- a/debian/scstadmin.postrm
+++ b/debian/scstadmin.postrm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ case "$1" in
   remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
     update-rc.d scst remove;;
 
-  failed-upgrade)
+  failed-upgrade|purge)
     ;;
 
   *)