diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/DEBIAN/postinst.in b/projects/amdsmi/DEBIAN/postinst.in
index d991cf6b2a..f0d58d529b 100755
--- a/projects/amdsmi/DEBIAN/postinst.in
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/DEBIAN/postinst.in
@@ -143,13 +143,20 @@ do_install_amdsmi_python_lib() {
   local pip_version
   pip_version=$(python3 -m pip --version | grep -Eo '^[^\ ]+ ([0-9]+)' | grep -Eo '[0-9]+$')
   if [[ "$pip_version" -lt 19 ]]; then
-      echo "Detected ancient pip version ($pip_version)... Upgrading..."
-      python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --quiet --disable-pip-version-check
+    echo "Detected ancient pip version ($pip_version)... Upgrading..."
+    python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --quiet --disable-pip-version-check
   fi
   unset pip_version
 
-  # install PyYAML dependency
-  python3 -m pip install 'PyYAML>=5.1' --quiet --disable-pip-version-check --ignore-installed
+  # Check PyYAML dependency
+  local pyyaml_version
+  pyyaml_version=$(pip show pyyaml | grep -Po '(?<=Version: )[0-9]')
+  if [[ "$pyyaml_version" -lt 5 ]]; then
+    echo "Detected ancient pyyaml version ($pyyaml_version)... Upgrading..."
+    python3 -m pip install 'PyYAML>=5.1' --quiet --disable-pip-version-check --ignore-installed
+  fi
+  unset pyyaml_version
+
   # install python library at @CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/amdsmi
   local python_lib_path=@CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
   python3 -m pip install "$python_lib_path" --quiet --disable-pip-version-check
diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/RPM/post.in b/projects/amdsmi/RPM/post.in
index a58a5f4e8f..5b5fc9595d 100755
--- a/projects/amdsmi/RPM/post.in
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/RPM/post.in
@@ -142,13 +142,20 @@ do_install_amdsmi_python_lib() {
   local pip_version
   pip_version=$(python3 -m pip --version | grep -Eo '^[^\ ]+ ([0-9]+)' | grep -Eo '[0-9]+$')
   if [[ "$pip_version" -lt 19 ]]; then
-      echo "Detected ancient pip version ($pip_version)... Upgrading..."
-      python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --quiet --disable-pip-version-check
+    echo "Detected ancient pip version ($pip_version)... Upgrading..."
+    python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --quiet --disable-pip-version-check
   fi
   unset pip_version
 
-  # install PyYAML dependency
-  python3 -m pip install 'PyYAML>=5.1' --quiet --disable-pip-version-check --ignore-installed
+  # Check PyYAML dependency
+  local pyyaml_version
+  pyyaml_version=$(pip show pyyaml | grep -Po '(?<=Version: )[0-9]')
+  if [[ "$pyyaml_version" -lt 5 ]]; then
+    echo "Detected ancient pyyaml version ($pyyaml_version)... Upgrading..."
+    python3 -m pip install 'PyYAML>=5.1' --quiet --disable-pip-version-check --ignore-installed
+  fi
+  unset pyyaml_version
+
   # install python library at @CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/amdsmi
   local python_lib_path=@CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@SHARE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
   python3 -m pip install "$python_lib_path" --quiet --disable-pip-version-check