diff --git a/utils/less/Makefile b/utils/less/Makefile
index 26a08ab688..6d4095073e 100644
--- a/utils/less/Makefile
+++ b/utils/less/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=less
 PKG_VERSION:=530
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ define Package/less/Default
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   TITLE:=Pager program similar to more
   URL:=http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
+  ALTERNATIVES:=200:/bin/less:/usr/bin/less
 endef
 
 define Package/less/Default/description
@@ -69,20 +70,8 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),wide)
 endif
 
 define Package/less/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/bin
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/less $(1)/bin/less
-endef
-
-define Package/less/postinst
-#!/bin/sh
-[ -L "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/less" ] && rm -f "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}/usr/bin/less"
-exit 0
-endef
-
-define Package/less/postrm
-#!/bin/sh
-/bin/busybox less -h 2>&1 | grep -q BusyBox && ln -sf ../../bin/busybox /usr/bin/less
-exit 0
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/less $(1)/usr/bin/less
 endef
 
 Package/less-wide/install = $(Package/less/install)