diff --git a/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-0.5.0.ebuild b/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-0.5.0.ebuild
index 66e5bbfb8146c..8d56edf96992b 100644
--- a/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-0.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-0.5.0.ebuild
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ src_install() {
 
 pkg_postinst() {
 	gnome2_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
+	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {
 	gnome2_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
+	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
 }
diff --git a/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-9999.ebuild b/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-9999.ebuild
index ef12e1f279243..aeb0f3c4579d9 100644
--- a/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/libsigrok/libsigrok-9999.ebuild
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ src_install() {
 
 pkg_postinst() {
 	gnome2_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
+	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {
 	gnome2_icon_cache_update
-	xdg_desktop_database_update
+	xdg_mimeinfo_database_update
 }