diff --git a/groovy.spec b/groovy.spec
index 8097b6b8300cc177428d0b23732007a078e753bf..67e7ad1e7a1ddfc24315ba4c8ef130574f0cc65d 100644
--- a/groovy.spec
+++ b/groovy.spec
@@ -26,24 +26,24 @@ BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.ant:ant-junit) mvn(org.apache.ant:ant-launcher) m
 Requires:       xpp3-minimal
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-Obsoletes:      groovy-lib = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-ant = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-bsf = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-console = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-docgenerator = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-groovydoc = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-groovysh = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-jmx = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-json = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-jsr223 = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-nio = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-servlet = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-sql = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-swing = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-templates = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-test = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-testng = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      groovy-xml = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-lib < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-ant < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-bsf < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-console < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-docgenerator < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-groovydoc < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-groovysh < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-jmx < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-json < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-jsr223 < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-nio < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-servlet < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-sql < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-swing < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-templates < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-test < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-testng < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      groovy-xml < %{version}-%{release}
 
 Provides:       groovy-lib = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       groovy-ant = %{version}-%{release}