diff --git a/python-Babel.changes b/python-Babel.changes
index b4c30aa..d0763c3 100644
--- a/python-Babel.changes
+++ b/python-Babel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 23 07:34:43 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 11 21:40:39 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Babel.spec b/python-Babel.spec
index 7e93cd0..5509736 100644
--- a/python-Babel.spec
+++ b/python-Babel.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
+
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define oldpython python
 Name:           python-Babel
@@ -33,8 +39,12 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-pytz >= 2015.7
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+Requires:       alts
+%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun):update-alternatives
+%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %ifpython2
 Obsoletes:      %{oldpython}-babel < %{version}
@@ -57,7 +67,14 @@ A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications.
 
 %install
 %python_install
-%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pybabel
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
+  %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pybabel
+%else
+  %python_clone %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pybabel
+  ln -sf %{_bindir}/alts %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pybabel
+  mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/pybabel
+  %python_expand echo "binary=%{_bindir}/pybabel-%{$python_version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/pybabel/10%{$python_version_nodots}.conf
+%endif
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
@@ -67,17 +84,31 @@ A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications.
 # Since /usr/bin/pybabel became ghosted to be used with update-alternatives, we have to get rid
 # of the old binary resulting from the non-update-alternativies-ified package:
 [ -h %{_bindir}/pybabel ] || rm -f %{_bindir}/pybabel
-
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+# removing old update-alternatives entries
+if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ]; then
+  %python_uninstall_alternative pybabel
+fi
+%else
 %post
 %python_install_alternative pybabel
 
 %postun
 %python_uninstall_alternative pybabel
+%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE
 %doc CHANGES
+%if ! 0%{with libalternatives}
 %python_alternative %{_bindir}/pybabel
+%else
+%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives
+%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives/pybabel
+%{_datadir}/libalternatives/pybabel/10%python_version_nodots.conf
+%{_bindir}/pybabel
+%{_bindir}/pybabel-%python_version
+%endif
 %{python_sitelib}/babel
 %{python_sitelib}/Babel-%{version}-py%{python_version}.egg-info