diff --git a/lapack.changes b/lapack.changes
index 4c60647..26e049a 100644
--- a/lapack.changes
+++ b/lapack.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 29 12:53:29 UTC 2013 - lnt-sysadmin@lists.lrz.de
+
+- packaged symlinks created by update-alternative as %ghost files
+- removed quotes from update-alternative command to silence rpmlint warning
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 15 18:53:22 UTC 2013 - dmitry_r@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/lapack.spec b/lapack.spec
index 3cdd1ae..498273c 100644
--- a/lapack.spec
+++ b/lapack.spec
@@ -311,14 +311,17 @@ rm -f DOCS/psfig.tex # see bnc#757332
 %install
 install -d %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
 install -d %{buildroot}/%{_includedir}
+install -d %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
 install -m 644 libblas.a %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
 install -m 644 libblas_pic.a %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
 install -m 644 liblapack.a %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
 install -m 644 liblapack_pic.a %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
 install -m 755 libblas.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
+ln -s libblas.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/libblas.so.3
 ln -s libblas.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libblas.so.3
 ln -s libblas.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libblas.so
 install -m 755 liblapack.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}
+ln -s liblapack.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/liblapack.so.3
 ln -s liblapack.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/liblapack.so.3
 ln -s liblapack.so.%{version} %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/liblapack.so
 cd lapacke
@@ -369,25 +372,25 @@ ln -s DLAMC1.3.gz %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man3/DLAMC5.3.gz
 ln -s DLAMCH.3.gz %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man3/DLAMC3.3.gz
 
 %post -n libblas3
-"%_sbindir/update-alternatives" --install \
+%_sbindir/update-alternatives --install \
    %{_libdir}/libblas.so.3 libblas.so.3 %{_libdir}/libblas.so.%{version}  50
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %preun -n libblas3
 if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
-   "%_sbindir/update-alternatives" --remove libblas.so.3  %{_libdir}/libblas.so.%{version}
+   %_sbindir/update-alternatives --remove libblas.so.3  %{_libdir}/libblas.so.%{version}
 fi
 
 %postun -n libblas3 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %post -n liblapack3
-"%_sbindir/update-alternatives" --install \
+%_sbindir/update-alternatives --install \
    %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.3 liblapack.so.3 %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.%{version}  50
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %preun -n liblapack3
 if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
-   "%_sbindir/update-alternatives" --remove liblapack.so.3 %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.%{version}
+   %_sbindir/update-alternatives --remove liblapack.so.3 %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.%{version}
 fi
 
 %postun -n liblapack3 -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -399,13 +402,25 @@ fi
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc LICENSE README
 %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.%{version}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1120
+%ghost %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.3
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/liblapack.so.3
+%else
 %{_libdir}/liblapack.so.3
+%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/liblapack.so.3
+%endif
 
 %files -n libblas3
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc LICENSE README
 %{_libdir}/libblas.so.%{version}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1120
+%ghost %{_libdir}/libblas.so.3
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/libblas.so.3
+%else
 %{_libdir}/libblas.so.3
+%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/libblas.so.3
+%endif
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)