diff --git a/python-falcon.changes b/python-falcon.changes
index e8ceeb4..f33f789 100644
--- a/python-falcon.changes
+++ b/python-falcon.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 19 12:18:37 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  8 13:19:46 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-falcon.spec b/python-falcon.spec
index 4c5a400..562dd04 100644
--- a/python-falcon.spec
+++ b/python-falcon.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 %else
 %bcond_with doc
 %endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
 %bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-falcon
 Version:        4.0.2
@@ -45,10 +49,15 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module sphinx-tabs}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module sphinxcontrib-copybutton}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module websockets}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
-BuildRequires:  alts
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
 Requires:       alts
+%else
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
 Suggests:       %{name}-doc
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # TODO: Cython support
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ popd
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/falcon-bench
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/falcon-inspect-app
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/falcon-print-routes
-%python_group_libalternatives falcon-bench falcon-inspect-app falcon-print-routes
+%{python_group_libalternatives} falcon-bench falcon-inspect-app falcon-print-routes
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %if %{with doc}
@@ -126,6 +135,12 @@ export LANG=en_US.UTF8
 %pre
 %python_libalternatives_reset_alternative falcon-bench
 
+%post
+%python_install_alternative falcon-bench falcon-inspect-app falcon-print-routes
+
+%postun
+%python_uninstall_alternative falcon-bench
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst
 %license LICENSE