diff --git a/scripts/deb/post-install.sh b/scripts/deb/post-install.sh
index 544a726bd..1f3c2ccf6 100644
--- a/scripts/deb/post-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/deb/post-install.sh
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@ if [[ ! -f /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf ]] && [[ -f /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf.s
 fi
 
 LOG_DIR=/var/log/telegraf
-test -d $LOG_DIR || {
-    mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
-    chown -R -L telegraf:telegraf $LOG_DIR
-    chmod 755 $LOG_DIR
-}
+test -d $LOG_DIR || mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
+chown -R -L telegraf:telegraf $LOG_DIR
+chmod 755 $LOG_DIR
 
 STATE_DIR=/var/lib/telegraf
 test -d "$STATE_DIR" || {
diff --git a/scripts/rpm/post-install.sh b/scripts/rpm/post-install.sh
index d26695863..994570f9f 100644
--- a/scripts/rpm/post-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/rpm/post-install.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ fi
 
 # Set up log directories
 LOG_DIR=/var/log/telegraf
-test -d $LOG_DIR || {
-    mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
-    chown -R -L telegraf:telegraf $LOG_DIR
-    chmod 755 $LOG_DIR
-}
+mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
+chown -R -L telegraf:telegraf $LOG_DIR
+chmod 755 $LOG_DIR
 
 STATE_DIR=/var/lib/telegraf
 test -d "$STATE_DIR" || {