diff --git a/pkg/aur/remoteterm-meshcore.install b/pkg/aur/remoteterm-meshcore.install
index 256972e..7161a0b 100644
--- a/pkg/aur/remoteterm-meshcore.install
+++ b/pkg/aur/remoteterm-meshcore.install
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ post_upgrade() {
   # Clean orphaned __pycache__ dirs left by the previous Python version
   find /opt/remoteterm-meshcore -type d -name __pycache__ -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
 
-  if command -v systemctl &>/dev/null && systemctl --version &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    systemctl daemon-reload
+  # Skip systemd operations in chroots/containers where the binary may exist
+  # but PID 1 is not systemd.
+  if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] && command -v systemctl &>/dev/null; then
+    systemctl daemon-reload || true
     if systemctl is-active --quiet remoteterm-meshcore; then
-      systemctl restart remoteterm-meshcore
+      systemctl restart remoteterm-meshcore || true
     fi
   fi
 }