diff --git a/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass
index 0460bf0241..a90ef19e45 100644
--- a/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ python populate_packages_updatealternatives () {
     pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGD')
     for pkg in (d.getVar('PACKAGES') or "").split():
         # Create post install/removal scripts
-        alt_setup_links = ""
-        alt_remove_links = ""
+        alt_setup_links = "# Begin section update-alternatives\n"
+        alt_remove_links = "# Begin section update-alternatives\n"
         for alt_name in (d.getVar('ALTERNATIVE_%s' % pkg) or "").split():
             alt_link     = d.getVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME', alt_name)
             alt_target   = d.getVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_TARGET_%s' % pkg, alt_name) or d.getVarFlag('ALTERNATIVE_TARGET', alt_name)
@@ -219,10 +219,13 @@ python populate_packages_updatealternatives () {
             # Default to generate shell script.. eventually we may want to change this...
             alt_target = os.path.normpath(alt_target)
 
-            alt_setup_links  += '\tupdate-alternatives --install %s %s %s %s\n' % (alt_link, alt_name, alt_target, alt_priority)
-            alt_remove_links += '\tupdate-alternatives --remove  %s %s\n' % (alt_name, alt_target)
+            alt_setup_links  += 'update-alternatives --install %s %s %s %s\n' % (alt_link, alt_name, alt_target, alt_priority)
+            alt_remove_links += 'update-alternatives --remove  %s %s\n' % (alt_name, alt_target)
 
-        if alt_setup_links:
+        alt_setup_links += "# End section update-alternatives\n"
+        alt_remove_links += "# End section update-alternatives\n"
+
+        if len(alt_setup_links.splitlines()) > 2:
             # RDEPENDS setup
             provider = d.getVar('VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_update-alternatives')
             if provider:
@@ -232,12 +235,24 @@ python populate_packages_updatealternatives () {
             bb.note('adding update-alternatives calls to postinst/prerm for %s' % pkg)
             bb.note('%s' % alt_setup_links)
             postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg) or '#!/bin/sh\n'
-            postinst += alt_setup_links
+            postinst = postinst.splitlines(True)
+            try:
+                index = postinst.index('# Begin section update-rc.d\n')
+                postinst.insert(index, alt_setup_links)
+            except ValueError:
+                postinst.append(alt_setup_links)
+            postinst = ''.join(postinst)
             d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
 
             bb.note('%s' % alt_remove_links)
             prerm = d.getVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg) or '#!/bin/sh\n'
-            prerm += alt_remove_links
+            prerm = prerm.splitlines(True)
+            try:
+                index = prerm.index('# End section update-rc.d\n')
+                prerm.insert(index + 1, alt_remove_links)
+            except ValueError:
+                prerm.append(alt_remove_links)
+            prerm = ''.join(prerm)
             d.setVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, prerm)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
index 2746c360fe..9d3a7bc0c7 100644
--- a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fi
 }
 
 updatercd_postinst() {
+# Begin section update-rc.d
 if ${@use_updatercd(d)} && type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 	if [ -n "$D" ]; then
 		OPT="-r $D"
@@ -43,12 +44,15 @@ if ${@use_updatercd(d)} && type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 	fi
 	update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} ${INITSCRIPT_PARAMS}
 fi
+# End section update-rc.d
 }
 
 updatercd_prerm() {
+# Begin section update-rc.d
 if ${@use_updatercd(d)} && [ -z "$D" -a -x "${INIT_D_DIR}/${INITSCRIPT_NAME}" ]; then
 	${INIT_D_DIR}/${INITSCRIPT_NAME} stop || :
 fi
+# End section update-rc.d
 }
 
 updatercd_postrm() {
@@ -111,13 +115,25 @@ python populate_packages_updatercd () {
         postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg)
         if not postinst:
             postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-        postinst += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postinst')
+        postinst = postinst.splitlines(True)
+        try:
+            index = postinst.index('# End section update-alternatives\n')
+            postinst.insert(index + 1, localdata.getVar('updatercd_postinst'))
+        except ValueError:
+            postinst.append(localdata.getVar('updatercd_postinst'))
+        postinst = ''.join(postinst)
         d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
 
         prerm = d.getVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg)
         if not prerm:
             prerm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
-        prerm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_prerm')
+        prerm = prerm.splitlines(True)
+        try:
+            index = prerm.index('# Begin section update-alternatives\n')
+            prerm.insert(index, localdata.getVar('updatercd_prerm'))
+        except ValueError:
+            prerm.append(localdata.getVar('updatercd_prerm'))
+        prerm = ''.join(prerm)
         d.setVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, prerm)
 
         postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg)