diff --git a/python-coverage.changes b/python-coverage.changes
index e5c3603..cf54859 100644
--- a/python-coverage.changes
+++ b/python-coverage.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 24 21:02:54 UTC 2015 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- fix rhel deps by depending on /usr/sbin/update-alternatives
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Nov 09 23:03:00 UTC 2014 - Led <ledest@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-coverage.spec b/python-coverage.spec
index 34075b9..3292e11 100644
--- a/python-coverage.spec
+++ b/python-coverage.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-coverage
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 #BuildRequires:  python-nose
 Requires:       python-setuptools
 Requires:       python-xml
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(post): /usr/sbin/update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): /usr/sbin/update-alternatives
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
 %endif