diff --git a/gawk.changes b/gawk.changes
index 9fe2d6d..f014ddc 100644
--- a/gawk.changes
+++ b/gawk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  8 20:59:12 UTC 2012 - rschweikert@suse.com
+
+- keep binaries in /usr tree {UsrMerge project)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 30 16:16:45 CET 2012 - pth@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gawk.spec b/gawk.spec
index 6e4376f..20ecba0 100644
--- a/gawk.spec
+++ b/gawk.spec
@@ -76,13 +76,14 @@ make check
 
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+#UsrMerge
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin
-mv -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/gawk $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin
-ln -sf ../../bin/gawk $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
+ln -sf %{_bindir}/gawk $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin
+touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin/awk
+#EndUsrMerge
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/*-%{version} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/awk
 # create ghost files
-touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/awk $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin/awk \
-  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1/awk.1.gz
+touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/awk $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1/awk.1.gz
 %find_lang %name
 
 %clean
@@ -107,12 +108,16 @@ fi
 %files -f %name.lang
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %if %{suse_version} >= 1120
+#UsrMerge
 %ghost /bin/awk
+#EndUsrMerge
 %ghost %{_bindir}/awk
 %ghost %{_mandir}/man1/awk.1.gz
 %endif
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING FUTURES LIMITATIONS NEWS POSIX.STD PROBLEMS README
+#UsrMerge
 /bin/gawk
+#EndUsrMerge
 %{_bindir}/dgawk
 %{_bindir}/gawk
 %{_bindir}/igawk