diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index b11a677..652b572 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/LICENSE
 
 
 %if %{with static}
+# avoid rpm ghost keeping pre-alternatives binary around
 %pre
-if [ $1 -eq 2 ] ; then
+if [ $1 -gt 1 ] ; then
   if [ -f %{_bindir}/%{name} -a ! -L %{_bindir}/%{name} ]; then
       rm %{_bindir}/%{name}
   fi
@@ -118,6 +119,15 @@ if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
 fi
 
 
+# avoid rpm ghost keeping pre-alternatives binary around
+%pre static
+if [ $1 -gt 1 ] ; then
+  if [ -f %{_bindir}/%{name} -a ! -L %{_bindir}/%{name} ]; then
+      rm %{_bindir}/%{name}
+  fi
+fi
+
+
 %post static
 %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/%{name} \
   %{name} %{_bindir}/%{name}.static 30