diff --git a/kbd.spec b/kbd.spec
index b671840..3edfbac 100644
--- a/kbd.spec
+++ b/kbd.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           kbd
 Version:        2.0.4
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://www.kbd-project.org/
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ done
 sed -i -e 's,\<kbd_mode\>,/bin/kbd_mode,g;s,\<setfont\>,/bin/setfont,g' \
         $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin/unicode_start
 
-# Link open to openvt
-ln -s openvt $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/open
-ln -s openvt.1.gz $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man1/open.1.gz
-
 # install kbdinfo manpage
 gzip -c %SOURCE5 > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1/kbdinfo.1.gz
 
@@ -190,6 +186,10 @@ gzip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/kbd/keymaps/xkb/cz.map
 /lib/kbd/keymaps/legacy
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 13 2018 Vitezslav Crhonek <vcrhonek@redhat.com> - 2.0.4-9
+- Remove the link from open to openvt
+  (related discussion and rationale in Debian bug tracker, bug #732796)
+
 * Mon Jul 30 2018 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@fedoraproject.org> 2.0.4-8
 - Drop initscripts Require, use %%license