diff --git a/python-numpy.changes b/python-numpy.changes
index c933362..37970bf 100644
--- a/python-numpy.changes
+++ b/python-numpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr  7 13:08:32 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Do not use alternatives on HPC as it is pain to get it working
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  7 11:55:43 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-numpy.spec b/python-numpy.spec
index 5bab68c..9b8cbd1 100644
--- a/python-numpy.spec
+++ b/python-numpy.spec
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
 
 %python_exec setup.py install --prefix=%{p_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 
-%prepare_alternative f2py
+%if !%{with hpc}
+%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{p_bindir}/f2py
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 %fdupes %{buildroot}%{p_prefix}
@@ -256,21 +258,19 @@ pushd testing
 popd
 %endif
 
+%if %{without hpc}
 %post
-# can't use `python_install_alternative` because it also installs f2py3
-PRIO=$(echo %{python_version} | tr -d .)
-%install_alternative f2py %{_bindir}/f2py%{python_version} $PRIO
+%python_install_alternative f2py
 
 %postun
-%uninstall_alternative f2py %{_bindir}/f2py%{python_version}
+%python_uninstall_alternative f2py
+%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.md THANKS.txt
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/f2py
-%{p_bindir}/f2py
-%{p_bindir}/f2py%{python_version}
-%python3_only %{p_bindir}/f2py3
 %if %{without hpc}
+%python_alternative %{bindir}/f2py
+%python3_only %{bindir}/f2py3*
 %{python_sitearch}/numpy/
 %{python_sitearch}/numpy-%{version}-py*.egg-info
 %license %{python_sitearch}/numpy/LICENSE.txt
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ PRIO=$(echo %{python_version} | tr -d .)
 %exclude %{python_sitearch}/numpy/f2py/src/
 %exclude %{python_sitearch}/numpy/core/lib/libnpymath.a
 %else
+%python3_only %{p_bindir}/f2py*
 %{p_python_sitearch}/numpy/
 %{p_python_sitearch}/numpy-%{version}-py*.egg-info
 %license %{p_python_sitearch}/numpy/LICENSE.txt