diff --git a/src/packaging/MacOS/OpenAFS.pre_upgrade b/src/packaging/MacOS/OpenAFS.pre_upgrade
index 7925519c52..9b1f721fb4 100644
--- a/src/packaging/MacOS/OpenAFS.pre_upgrade
+++ b/src/packaging/MacOS/OpenAFS.pre_upgrade
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ if [ -f config/afsd.options -a -f config/afsd.options.sample ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-/Library/StartupItems/OpenAFS/OpenAFS stop
+if [ -f /Library/StartupItems/OpenAFS/OpenAFS ]; then
+  /Library/StartupItems/OpenAFS/OpenAFS stop
+fi