diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index 8f6d700..6971ee3 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Scanner access software.
 Name: sane-backends
 Version: 1.0.9
-Release: 5.4
+Release: 5.5
 License: GPL (programs), relaxed LGPL (libraries), and public domain (docs)
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source0: ftp://ftp.mostang.com/pub/sane/sane-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/gamma4scanimage
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
-%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post
+if grep -q /usr/lib/sane /etc/ld.so.conf; then
+  FNAME=`mktemp /etc/ld.so.conf.XXXXXX`
+  grep -v "/usr/lib/sane" /etc/ld.so.conf > ${FNAME}
+  cat ${FNAME} > /etc/ld.so.conf
+  rm -f ${FNAME}
+fi
+/sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -127,6 +134,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_libdir}/sane/libsane-*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan  2 2004 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1.0.9-5.5
+- Remove %%{_libdir}/sane from ld.so.conf on upgrade.
+
 * Wed Dec 24 2003 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1.0.9-5.4
 - Don't run ldconfig in %%{_libdir}/sane even in %%install.