diff --git a/app-text/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets-1.79.1.ebuild b/app-text/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets-1.79.1.ebuild
index 1755483b705e4..d45bb7f26562f 100644
--- a/app-text/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets-1.79.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-text/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets/docbook-xsl-ns-stylesheets-1.79.1.ebuild
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ EOF
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	build-docbook-catalog
+	# See bug #816303 for rationale behind die
+	build-docbook-catalog || die "Failed to regenerate docbook catalog. Is /run mounted?"
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {
-	build-docbook-catalog
+	# See bug #816303 for rationale behind die
+	build-docbook-catalog || die "Failed to regenerate docbook catalog. Is /run mounted?"
 }