diff --git a/feedgen/entry.py b/feedgen/entry.py
index 699f885..1d1a156 100644
--- a/feedgen/entry.py
+++ b/feedgen/entry.py
@@ -405,7 +405,8 @@ class FeedEntry(object):
 			self.__atom_link += ensure_format( link, 
 					set(['href', 'rel', 'type', 'hreflang', 'title', 'length']),
 					set(['href']), 
-					{'rel':['alternate', 'enclosure', 'related', 'self', 'via']} )
+					{'rel':['alternate', 'enclosure', 'related', 'self', 'via']},
+					{'rel': 'alternate'} )
 			# RSS only needs one URL. We use the first link for RSS:
 			for l in self.__atom_link:
 				if l.get('rel') == 'alternate':