diff --git a/mlocate.spec b/mlocate.spec
index 4197985..a6687fa 100644
--- a/mlocate.spec
+++ b/mlocate.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if /bin/grep -q '^[^#]*DAILY_UPDATE' %{_sysconfdir}/updatedb.conf; then
     /bin/sed -i.rpmsave -e '/DAILY_UPDATE/s/^/#/' %{_sysconfdir}/updatedb.conf
 fi
 %systemd_post mlocate-updatedb.timer
+systemctl start mlocate-updatedb.timer
 
 %preun
 %systemd_preun mlocate-updatedb.timer