diff --git a/python-importlib_metadata.spec b/python-importlib_metadata.spec
index d44c128..6d4d2c1 100644
--- a/python-importlib_metadata.spec
+++ b/python-importlib_metadata.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          python-importlib_metadata
 Version:       3.4.0
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A library to access the metadata for a Python package
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} setup.py build
 
 sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 
-%posttrans
-find %{python_sitearch}/site-packages/*.egg-info -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;
+%posttrans %{?pyappend}
+find %{python_sitearch}/*.egg-info -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;
 :
 
 %files %{?pyappend} -f %{name}.filelist
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ find %{python_sitearch}/site-packages/*.egg-info -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \
 %doc LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 26 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.4.0-2mamba
+- fix cleaning empty egg-info dirs in posttrans
+
 * Mon Jan 25 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.4.0-1mamba
 - update to 3.4.0