diff --git a/iptables.changes b/iptables.changes
index 6518b77..94ac68f 100644
--- a/iptables.changes
+++ b/iptables.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 16 11:40:45 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.com> 
+
+- Removed update-alternatives dependency in libalternatives mode.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug  3 07:13:19 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/iptables.spec b/iptables.spec
index 60ce34c..17fb13b 100644
--- a/iptables.spec
+++ b/iptables.spec
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ Requires:       netcfg >= 11.6
 Requires:       xtables-plugins = %version-%release
 %if %{with libalternatives}
 Requires:       alts
-Requires:       libalternatives >= 1.2
-Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 %else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun):update-alternatives
@@ -246,7 +244,7 @@ done
 %if %{with libalternatives}
 %pre
 # removing old update-alternatives entries
-if [ "$1" > 0 ] ; then
+if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ] ; then
          update-alternatives --remove iptables "%_sbindir/xtables-legacy-multi"
 fi
 %else
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ fi
 %if %{with libalternatives}
 %pre backend-nft
 # removing old update-alternatives entries
-if test "$1" = 0; then
+if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ] ; then
 	update-alternatives --remove iptables "%_sbindir/xtables-nft-multi"
 	update-alternatives --remove arptables "%_sbindir/xtables-nft-multi"
 	update-alternatives --remove ebtables "%_sbindir/xtables-nft-multi"