An improved preparation method of cinepazide maleate belongs to the pharmaceutical technical field. The improved preparation method is characterized in that anhydrous piperazine reacts with chloracetylpyrrolidine in absolute ethyl alcohol at room temperature to obtain 1-[(1-tetrahydropyrrolylcarbonyl)methyl]piperazine, post-treatment method is a acetone dissolution and filtration method; then the1-[(1-tetrahydropyrrolylcarbonyl)methyl]piperazine reacts with 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamoyl chloride at the room temperature to obtain cinepazide free alkali, an acid-binding agent used is triethylamine, and a solvent is selected from acetone or tetrahydrofuran, methyl ethyl ketone, methylbenzene, xylene, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone and the like, and the acetone is preferred; finally, the cinepazide maleate is obtained after salifying with maleic acid. The improved preparation method has the effects and benefits of using a cheap and low-toxic solvent with good safety in the process of preparing the cinepazide maleate (I), mild reaction conditions, simple operation, fewer by-products, low energy consumption and equipment requirements, higher product yield and good product quality, and being suitable for industrial production.