diff --git a/python-urllib3.changes b/python-urllib3.changes
index a86212f..fdd0d6b 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.changes
+++ b/python-urllib3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 14 09:35:30 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Delete the system egg-info during pre phase: older versions of
+  the package installed it as a directory, the latest update
+  creates a file, and rpm has known issues with replacing this.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  6 15:03:05 UTC 2015 - hpj@urpla.net
 
diff --git a/python-urllib3.spec b/python-urllib3.spec
index 6281f3c..81ce000 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -66,10 +66,17 @@ python setup.py build
 %install
 python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 
+%pre
+# previous versions of the package installed .egg-info as a directory,
+# the new update now installs it as a file. Clean out the directory, should it exist.
+if [ -d %{python_sitelib}/urllib3-%{version}-py*.egg-info ]; then
+  rm -rf %{python_sitelib}/urllib3-%{version}-py*.egg-info
+fi
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc CHANGES.rst CONTRIBUTORS.txt LICENSE.txt README.rst
 %{python_sitelib}/urllib3
-%{python_sitelib}/urllib3-%{version}-py%{py_ver}.egg-info
+%{python_sitelib}/urllib3-%{version}-py*.egg-info
 
 %changelog