diff --git a/update-alternatives.changes b/update-alternatives.changes
index 99a0559..77f4958 100644
--- a/update-alternatives.changes
+++ b/update-alternatives.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 22 11:06:33 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Migrate u-a data from /var/lib/rpm instead of relying on dbpath:
+  no u-a version ever installed files explicitly into dbpath, but
+  always hard specified /var/lib/rpm. The fact that RPM moved its
+  database is irrelevant to update-alternatives. In case RPM moved
+  it's database, our files are still accessible via the
+  /var/lib/rpm symlink being put in place.
+- Drop the arbitrary depenency on a specific rpm version: the idea
+  was to ensure to have an rpm with the new dbpath location in
+  place. For one, the dependency does not work as intended, and
+  2nd, as the migration now happens explicitly from the old u-a
+  admindir without relying on dbpath, is no longer needed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 20 14:50:53 UTC 2017 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/update-alternatives.spec b/update-alternatives.spec
index 6af80d0..228e2d0 100644
--- a/update-alternatives.spec
+++ b/update-alternatives.spec
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-# We want to make sure to have rpm with new dbpath used
-Requires(post): rpm >= 4.13
 Requires(post): coreutils
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Provides:       alternatives = %{version}
@@ -78,13 +76,13 @@ install -pm 0644 man/%{name}.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1/
 
 %post
 # Migrate to new location
-if [ -d %{_dbpath}/alternatives ]; then
+if [ -d var/lib/rpm/alternatives ]; then
   echo "migrating update alternatives database to new location"
   # We proceed even if no alternatives directory exists, such situation
   # occurs in buildroot environment (we can't buildrequire package
   # itself).
-  mv -f %{_dbpath}/alternatives/* /var/lib/alternatives/ || :
-  rmdir %{_dbpath}/alternatives ||:
+  mv -f var/lib/rpm/alternatives/* /var/lib/alternatives/ || :
+  rmdir var/lib/rpm/alternatives ||:
 fi
 
 touch %{_localstatedir}/log/alternatives.log