diff --git a/python-Pygments.changes b/python-Pygments.changes
index 923e09f..8aec393 100644
--- a/python-Pygments.changes
+++ b/python-Pygments.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 15 12:52:00 UTC 2017 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- fix build in a python2.x only env
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  7 21:13:53 UTC 2017 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-Pygments.spec b/python-Pygments.spec
index d30943f..34f6aab 100644
--- a/python-Pygments.spec
+++ b/python-Pygments.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 Requires:       python-setuptools
 Provides:       python-pygments = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      python-pygments < %{version}
@@ -63,8 +65,21 @@ rm tests/examplefiles/{Sorting,test}.mod
 
 %install
 %python_install
+%{python_expand %$python_install
+mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pygmentize %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pygmentize-%{$python_bin_suffix}
+%fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+%if "%python3_bin_suffix" != ""
 install -Dm0644 doc/pygmentize.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/pygmentize.1
-%{python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}}
+%endif
+}
+
+%prepare_alternative pygmentize
+
+%post
+%python_install_alternative pygmentize
+
+%postun
+%python_install_alternative pygmentize
 
 %check
 export PYTHONDEBUG=1
@@ -73,10 +88,8 @@ export PYTHONDEBUG=1
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc LICENSE AUTHORS CHANGES TODO
-%ifpython3
-%{_bindir}/pygmentize
-%{_mandir}/man1/pygmentize.1*
-%endif
+%python_alternative %{_bindir}/pygmentize
+%python3_only %{_mandir}/man1/pygmentize.1*
 %{python_sitelib}/pygments/
 %{python_sitelib}/Pygments-%{version}-py%{python_version}.egg-info/