diff --git a/eclipse.spec b/eclipse.spec
index d532974..0d8ff97 100644
--- a/eclipse.spec
+++ b/eclipse.spec
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Requires: eclipse-subclipse
 Requires: eclipse-changelog
 # no xmlrpc3 -> no mylyn on ppc64 due to:
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239123
-%ifnarch ppc64
+%ifnarch ppc64 alpha
 Requires: eclipse-mylyn
 Requires: eclipse-mylyn-ide
 Requires: eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Requires:       junit4
 Requires:       java-javadoc
 # no xmlrpc3 -> no mylyn on ppc64 due to:
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239123
-%ifnarch ppc64
+%ifnarch ppc64 alpha
 Requires:       eclipse-mylyn-java
 %endif
 %if %{gcj_support}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-jdt-sdk = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       %{name}-rcp-sdk = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 # no xmlrpc3 -> no mylyn on ppc64 due to:
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239123
-%ifnarch ppc64
+%ifnarch ppc64 alpha
 Requires:       eclipse-mylyn-pde
 %endif
 Requires(post):    %{name}-platform = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Aug 28 2007 Ben Konrath <bkonrath@redhat.com> 3.3.0-11
-- Require mylyn on all archs except ppc64.
+- Require mylyn on all archs except ppc64 alpha.
 
 * Tue Aug 28 2007 Andrew Overholt <overholt@redhat.com> 3.3.0-11
 - Symlink to jetty.