diff --git a/scripts/package/kernel.spec b/scripts/package/kernel.spec
index fffc8af8deb1..4b7df76076c4 100644
--- a/scripts/package/kernel.spec
+++ b/scripts/package/kernel.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself
 %package headers
 Summary: Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc
 Group: Development/System
-Obsoletes: kernel-headers
+Obsoletes: kernel-headers < %{version}
 Provides: kernel-headers = %{version}
 %description headers
 Kernel-headers includes the C header files that specify the interface