diff --git a/python-Sphinx.changes b/python-Sphinx.changes
index ca88460..33451c2 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.changes
+++ b/python-Sphinx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 15 12:17:12 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Only ghost /etc/alternatives on 12.3 or newer
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 13 14:54:09 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-Sphinx.spec b/python-Sphinx.spec
index bfb6e74..6d0da85 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.spec
+++ b/python-Sphinx.spec
@@ -139,31 +139,33 @@ fi
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc AUTHORS CHANGES LICENSE README.rst
 %ghost %{_bindir}/sphinx-apidoc
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-apidoc
 %{_bindir}/sphinx-apidoc-%{py_ver}
 %ghost %{_bindir}/sphinx-autogen
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-autogen
 %{_bindir}/sphinx-autogen-%{py_ver}
 %ghost %{_bindir}/sphinx-build
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-build
 %{_bindir}/sphinx-build-%{py_ver}
 %ghost %{_bindir}/sphinx-quickstart
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-quickstart
 %{_bindir}/sphinx-quickstart-%{py_ver}
 %ghost %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-all.1.gz
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-all.1.gz
 %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-all-%{py_ver}.1.gz
 %ghost %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-apidoc.1.gz
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-apidoc.1.gz
 %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-apidoc-%{py_ver}.1.gz
 %ghost %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-build.1.gz
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-build.1.gz
 %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-build-%{py_ver}.1.gz
 %ghost %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-quickstart.1.gz
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-quickstart.1.gz
 %{_mandir}/man1/sphinx-quickstart-%{py_ver}.1.gz
 %{python_sitelib}/sphinx/
 %{python_sitelib}/Sphinx-%{version}-py%{py_ver}.egg-info
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-apidoc
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-autogen
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-build
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-quickstart
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-all.1.gz
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-apidoc.1.gz
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-build.1.gz
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sphinx-quickstart.1.gz
+%endif
 
 %files doc
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)