diff -urN alternatives-0.4.3.orig/alternatives-update alternatives-0.4.3/alternatives-update
--- alternatives-0.4.3.orig/alternatives-update	2011-04-12 00:04:53.000000000 +0300
+++ alternatives-0.4.3/alternatives-update	2011-05-17 07:53:54.000000000 +0300
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@
 #    echo "remove_alternative:$1"
     from=$1
     int_link=$(echo $from|alternatives_encode)
-    [ -h $fake_dir/$from ] && rm -f $fake_dir/$from #remove external only if it is symlink
+    if [ -h $fake_dir/$from ]; then
+	#remove external only if it is alternatives symlink
+	readlink "$fake_dir/$from" | grep -q '^/etc/alternatives/links/' && rm -f "$fake_dir/$from"
+    fi
     rm -f "$links_dir/$int_link" #always remove internal links
 }