diff --git a/python-Babel.changes b/python-Babel.changes
index dc6668c..e8ff22e 100644
--- a/python-Babel.changes
+++ b/python-Babel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 28 12:21:10 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Fix update-alternatives usage
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Nov 08 17:11:00 UTC 2014 - Led <ledest@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Babel.spec b/python-Babel.spec
index 4ff16f0..982954c 100644
--- a/python-Babel.spec
+++ b/python-Babel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Babel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ python setup.py build_sphinx && rm build/sphinx/html/.buildinfo
 
 %install
 python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
-ln -s  %{_bindir}/pybabel-%{py_ver} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pybabel
+
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
+touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/pybabel
+ln -sf %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/pybabel %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pybabel
+
 %fdupes %{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}
 
 %check
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ LC_ALL=C py.test tests
 %post
 update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/pybabel pybabel %{_bindir}/pybabel-%{py_ver} 20
 
-%preun
+%postun
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
     update-alternatives --remove pybabel %{_bindir}/pybabel-%{py_ver}
 fi
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ fi
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc LICENSE CHANGES README build/sphinx/html
-%ghost %{_bindir}/pybabel
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/pybabel
+%{_bindir}/pybabel
 %{_bindir}/pybabel-%{py_ver}
 %{python_sitelib}/*