diff --git a/python-pyflakes.changes b/python-pyflakes.changes
index a999efe..51f9d59 100644
--- a/python-pyflakes.changes
+++ b/python-pyflakes.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 15 14:51:56 UTC 2016 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Fix update-alternatives implementation.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 13 09:57:59 UTC 2016 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-pyflakes.spec b/python-pyflakes.spec
index 6ff793a..fdef9d7 100644
--- a/python-pyflakes.spec
+++ b/python-pyflakes.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 # the pkg_resources module is required at runtime
 Requires:       python-setuptools
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(preun): update-alternatives
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 %else
@@ -55,16 +55,14 @@ python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
 mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pyflakes %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pyflakes-%{py_ver}
 ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/pyflakes %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pyflakes
-# create a dummy target for /etc/alternatives/pyflakes
-touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/pyflakes
 
 %post
-"%_sbindir/update-alternatives" \
+%_sbindir/update-alternatives \
    --install %{_bindir}/pyflakes pyflakes %{_bindir}/pyflakes-%{py_ver} 30
 
-%postun
+%preun
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
-    "%_sbindir/update-alternatives" --remove pyflakes %{_bindir}/pyflakes-%{py_ver}
+    %_sbindir/update-alternatives --remove pyflakes %{_bindir}/pyflakes-%{py_ver}
 fi
 
 %files