diff --git a/aalib-ppc.patch b/aalib-ppc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..617f01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aalib-ppc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- aalib-1.4.0/ltconfig.foo	2007-05-04 08:47:13.000000000 -0400
++++ aalib-1.4.0/ltconfig	2007-05-04 08:48:26.000000000 -0400
+@@ -1994,16 +1994,6 @@ linux-gnu*)
+   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+   shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
+   deplibs_check_method=pass_all
+-
+-  if test -f /lib/ld.so.1; then
+-    dynamic_linker='GNU ld.so'
+-  else
+-    # Only the GNU ld.so supports shared libraries on MkLinux.
+-    case "$host_cpu" in
+-    powerpc*) dynamic_linker=no ;;
+-    *) dynamic_linker='Linux ld.so' ;;
+-    esac
+-  fi
+   ;;
+ 
+ netbsd*)
diff --git a/aalib.spec b/aalib.spec
index 555eb7d..a45f876 100644
--- a/aalib.spec
+++ b/aalib.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary:        ASCII art library
 Name:           aalib
 Version:        1.4.0
-Release:        0.11.%{rc_subver}%{?dist}
+Release:        0.12.%{rc_subver}%{?dist}
 License:        LGPL
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 URL:            http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Patch0:         aalib-aclocal.patch
 Patch1:         aalib-config-rpath.patch
 Patch2:         aalib-1.4rc5-bug149361.patch
 Patch3:         aalib-1.4rc5-rpath.patch
+Patch4:		aalib-ppc.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:  slang-devel libXt-devel gpm-devel ncurses-devel
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ with aalib.
 %patch1 -p0
 %patch2 -p1 -b .bug149361
 %patch3 -p1 -b .rpath
+%patch4 -p1 -b .ppc
 sed -i -e 's/^\(.*SHARED.*\)@AALIB_LIBS@/\1 -laa/' aalib-config.in
 # sigh stop autoxxx from rerunning because of our patches above.
 touch aclocal.m4
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/aalib.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May  4 2007 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com> 1.4.0-0.12.rc5
+- remove some dainbramage in ltconfig so it builds shared libs on ppc64
+
 * Thu Oct 19 2006 Garrick Staples <garrick@usc.edu> 1.4.0-0.11.rc5
 - incorrect subversion in previous two changelog entries