diff --git a/orc.spec b/orc.spec
index 0b8fbfe..e539fe8 100644
--- a/orc.spec
+++ b/orc.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:		orc
 Version:	0.4.11
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	3%{?dist}
 Summary:	The Oil Run-time Compiler
 
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %check
-%ifnarch s390 s390x
+%ifnarch s390 s390x ppc ppc64
 make check
 %endif
 
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 23 2011 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 0.4.11-3
+- don't run tests on ppc, ppc64
+
 * Tue Feb 08 2011 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.4.11-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_15_Mass_Rebuild