diff --git a/update-alternatives.spec b/update-alternatives.spec
index d1bedb4..73a52db 100644
--- a/update-alternatives.spec
+++ b/update-alternatives.spec
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ touch %{_localstatedir}/log/alternatives.log
 # Fix broken alternatives list bnc#969171
 cd %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/
 for i in * ; do
-    update-alternatives --auto $i
+    # continue on errors but still print them out
+    update-alternatives --auto $i || :
 done
 
 %files