diff --git a/dev-lang/zig/zig-0.13.0-r2.ebuild b/dev-lang/zig/zig-0.13.0-r2.ebuild
index d8fa77b144950..a17a501b392e9 100644
--- a/dev-lang/zig/zig-0.13.0-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/zig/zig-0.13.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -271,5 +271,5 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {
-	eselect zig update ifunset || die
+	eselect zig update ifunset
 }
diff --git a/dev-lang/zig/zig-9999.ebuild b/dev-lang/zig/zig-9999.ebuild
index bf7387685f3c0..8fb29ab10b9e2 100644
--- a/dev-lang/zig/zig-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/zig/zig-9999.ebuild
@@ -344,5 +344,5 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {
-	eselect zig update ifunset || die
+	eselect zig update ifunset
 }