diff --git a/nodejs18.spec b/nodejs18.spec
index c9875f7..5fd35dc 100644
--- a/nodejs18.spec
+++ b/nodejs18.spec
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ Provides: npm(npm) = %{npm_version}
 Provides: npm = %{npm_envr}
 
 # Obsolete the old 'npm' package
-Obsoletes: npm < 1:9
+# Due to a mistake in the original F38 repository, this needs to explicitly
+# Obsoletes: the npm provided by nodejs20-npm
+Obsoletes: npm < 1:9.5.1-1.20
 %endif
 
 
diff --git a/packaging/nodejs.spec.j2 b/packaging/nodejs.spec.j2
index 1be82d2..1eb28db 100644
--- a/packaging/nodejs.spec.j2
+++ b/packaging/nodejs.spec.j2
@@ -435,7 +435,9 @@ Provides: npm(npm) = %{npm_version}
 Provides: npm = %{npm_envr}
 
 # Obsolete the old 'npm' package
-Obsoletes: npm < 1:9
+# Due to a mistake in the original F38 repository, this needs to explicitly
+# Obsoletes: the npm provided by nodejs20-npm
+Obsoletes: npm < 1:9.5.1-1.20
 %endif