diff --git a/python-autopep8.changes b/python-autopep8.changes
index b844560..2f8ea99 100644
--- a/python-autopep8.changes
+++ b/python-autopep8.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 15 13:34:19 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Only ghost /etc/alternatives on 12.3 or newer
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov  5 16:23:01 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-autopep8.spec b/python-autopep8.spec
index fd4a3ae..e5024f8 100644
--- a/python-autopep8.spec
+++ b/python-autopep8.spec
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ fi
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc README.rst
 %ghost %{_bindir}/autopep8
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
 %ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/autopep8
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/autopep8-%{py_ver}
 %{python_sitelib}/autopep8.py*
 %{python_sitelib}/autopep8-%{version}-py%{py_ver}.egg-info