diff --git a/python-sqlparse.changes b/python-sqlparse.changes
index d5c41df..8b1a93d 100644
--- a/python-sqlparse.changes
+++ b/python-sqlparse.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 15 12:18:02 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Only ghost /etc/alternatives on 12.3 or newer
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  8 07:52:44 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-sqlparse.spec b/python-sqlparse.spec
index 5a0676e..252945e 100644
--- a/python-sqlparse.spec
+++ b/python-sqlparse.spec
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ fi
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING AUTHORS CHANGES README.rst
 %ghost %{_bindir}/sqlformat
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
 %ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sqlformat
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/sqlformat-%{py_ver}
 %{python_sitelib}/*