diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d5de377dad..360ecc0447 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE "https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCR-Run
 ## Process the Debian install/remove scripts to update the CPACK variables
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DEBIAN/Binary/postinst.in DEBIAN/Binary/postinst @ONLY)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DEBIAN/Binary/prerm.in DEBIAN/Binary/prerm @ONLY)
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_BINARY_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "DEBIAN/Binary/postinst;DEBIAN/Binary/prerm")
-
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DEBIAN/preinst DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DEBIAN)
+set (CPACK_DEBIAN_BINARY_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "DEBIAN/preinst;DEBIAN/Binary/postinst;DEBIAN/Binary/prerm")
 # Needed since some packages still say they need hsakmt-roct
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_REPLACES "hsakmt-roct,hsa-ext-rocr-dev,hsa-runtime64")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PROVIDES "hsakmt-roct,hsa-runtime64")
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "NCSA")
 ## Process the Rpm install/remove scripts to update the CPACK variables
 configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/RPM/Binary/post.in" RPM/Binary/post @ONLY)
 configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/RPM/Binary/postun.in" RPM/Binary/postun @ONLY)
+file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/RPM/preinst DESTINATION ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/RPM)
+set (CPACK_RPM_PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/RPM/preinst")
+
 set(CPACK_RPM_BINARY_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/RPM/Binary/post")
 set(CPACK_RPM_BINARY_POST_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/RPM/Binary/postun")
 
diff --git a/DEBIAN/preinst b/DEBIAN/preinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abff051c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEBIAN/preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Pre-install check for ROCr."
+
+# Check for old installations...
+if ls /usr/lib/libhsa-runtime* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "An old version of libhsa-runtime was found in /usr/lib."
+  echo "This must be uninstalled before proceeding with the installation"
+  echo "to avoid potential incompatibilities."
+
+  read -r -p "Do you want to uninstall the old version? [y/N] " response
+  if [ "$response" = "y" ]; then
+    if ! rm -rf /usr/lib/libhsa-runtime*; then
+      echo "Failed to remove /usr/lib/libhsa-runtime* files."
+      echo "Try to uninstall these files manually."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Old version uninstalled."
+  else
+    echo "The old and new versions of ROCm are incompatible. Installation aborted."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/RPM/preinst b/RPM/preinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abff051c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RPM/preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Pre-install check for ROCr."
+
+# Check for old installations...
+if ls /usr/lib/libhsa-runtime* 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "An old version of libhsa-runtime was found in /usr/lib."
+  echo "This must be uninstalled before proceeding with the installation"
+  echo "to avoid potential incompatibilities."
+
+  read -r -p "Do you want to uninstall the old version? [y/N] " response
+  if [ "$response" = "y" ]; then
+    if ! rm -rf /usr/lib/libhsa-runtime*; then
+      echo "Failed to remove /usr/lib/libhsa-runtime* files."
+      echo "Try to uninstall these files manually."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Old version uninstalled."
+  else
+    echo "The old and new versions of ROCm are incompatible. Installation aborted."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi