diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 670f5b03..8dd72354 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fix a rendering bug in the documentation for GRUB boot support. #1132
 - Replace slice in templates with sprig substr. #1093
 - Don't attempt to rebuild protocol buffers in offline mode. #1155
+- Fix Suse package by moving yq command to `%install` section. #1169
 
 ## [4.5.0] 2024-02-08
 
diff --git a/warewulf.spec.in b/warewulf.spec.in
index c83dd823..e1c252b7 100644
--- a/warewulf.spec.in
+++ b/warewulf.spec.in
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ export NO_BRP_STALE_LINK_ERROR=yes
 make install \
     DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 
-
-%pre
-getent group %{wwgroup} >/dev/null || groupadd -r %{wwgroup}
-# use ipxe images from the distribution
 %if 0%{?suse_version} || 0%{?sle_version}
 yq e '
   .tftp.ipxe."00:00" = "undionly.kpxe" |
@@ -121,6 +117,10 @@ yq e '
   -i %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/warewulf/warewulf.conf
 %endif
 
+%pre
+getent group %{wwgroup} >/dev/null || groupadd -r %{wwgroup}
+# use ipxe images from the distribution
+
 
 %post
 %systemd_post warewulfd.service