diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 6097f1a..98444d2 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -126,14 +126,16 @@ case "$1" in
             fi
         fi
 
-        old_score_location=/var/cache/pmg-scores.cf
-        new_score_location=/etc/mail/spamassassin/pmg-scores.cf.new
-        if test -e "$old_score_location"; then
-            if ! test -e "$new_score_location"; then
-                echo "moving $old_score_location to $new_score_location"
-                mv "$old_score_location" "$new_score_location"
-            else
-                echo "both $old_score_location and $new_score_location exist - please review manually"
+        if test -n "$2" && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" 'lt' '8.2.0'; then
+            old_score_location=/var/cache/pmg-scores.cf
+            new_score_location=/etc/mail/spamassassin/pmg-scores.cf.new
+            if test -e "$old_score_location"; then
+                if ! test -e "$new_score_location"; then
+                    echo "moving $old_score_location to $new_score_location"
+                    mv "$old_score_location" "$new_score_location"
+                else
+                    echo "both $old_score_location and $new_score_location exist - please review manually"
+                fi
             fi
         fi
     ;;