diff --git a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/RPM/postun.in b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/RPM/postun.in
index d54cd9b2ea..bb93d0fb73 100755
--- a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/RPM/postun.in
+++ b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/RPM/postun.in
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ if [ $1 -le 1 ] && [ "@ENABLE_LDCONFIG@" == "ON" ]; then
     rm -f /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-librocm_smi_lib.conf
     ldconfig
 fi
+
+# remove pyc file generated by python
+rm -rf @CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX@/libexec/rocm_smi/__pycache__