diff --git a/groff.spec b/groff.spec
index df943c7d27b9e413a1560229d140f9695e19eb98..e0b3e61259a8e7c61c2a95fa624794efec5bebc4 100644
--- a/groff.spec
+++ b/groff.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %{!?with_x:%global with_x 1}
 Name: groff
 Version: 1.23.0
-Release: 1
+Release: 2
 Summary: A typesetting system
 License: GPLv3+ and GFDL and BSD and MIT
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ done
 %install
 %make_install
 
+#rename files for alternative usage
+mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/soelim %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/soelim.%{name}
+touch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/soelim
+mv %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/soelim.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/soelim.%{name}.1
+touch %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/soelim.1
+
 # some binaries need alias with 'g' or 'z' prefix
 for file in g{nroff,troff,tbl,pic,eqn,neqn,refer,lookbib,indxbib,soelim} zsoelim; do
     ln -s ${file#?} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/${file}
@@ -130,6 +136,29 @@ make check
 
 %postun
 
+%pre base
+# remove alternativized files if they are not symlinks
+[ -L %{_bindir}/soelim ] || %{__rm} -f %{_bindir}/soelim >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+[ -L %{_mandir}/man1/soelim.1.gz ] || %{__rm} -f %{_mandir}/man1/soelim.1.gz >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+
+%post base
+# set up the alternatives files
+%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/soelim soelim %{_bindir}/soelim.%{name} 300 \
+    --slave %{_mandir}/man1/soelim.1.gz soelim.1.gz %{_mandir}/man1/soelim.%{name}.1.gz \
+    >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+
+%preun base
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
+    %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove soelim %{_bindir}/soelim.%{name} >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+fi
+
+%postun base
+if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
+    if [ "$(readlink %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/soelim)" == "%{_bindir}/soelim.%{name}" ]; then
+        %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --set soelim %{_bindir}/soelim.%{name} >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+    fi
+fi
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/%{version}/font/devX*/
@@ -279,7 +308,7 @@ make check
 %{_bindir}/post-grohtml
 %{_bindir}/pre-grohtml
 %{_bindir}/preconv
-%{_bindir}/soelim
+%{_bindir}/soelim.%{name}
 %{_bindir}/tbl
 %{_bindir}/troff
 %{_bindir}/gnroff
@@ -291,6 +320,7 @@ make check
 %{_bindir}/gsoelim
 %{_bindir}/zsoelim
 %{_libdir}/groff/
+%ghost %{_bindir}/soelim
 
 %if %{with_x}
 %files x11
@@ -316,6 +346,9 @@ make check
 %{_infodir}/groff.info*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 24 2023 lilong <lilong@kylinos.cn> - 1.23.0-2
+- Fix crash when mandoc install
+
 * Tue Jul 18 2023 dillon chen <dillonchen@gmail.com> - 1.23.0-1
 - update to 1.23.0