diff --git a/eigen3.spec b/eigen3.spec
index 82f7bd8..f2ceab6 100644
--- a/eigen3.spec
+++ b/eigen3.spec
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ Developer documentation for Eigen.
     -DCMAKEPACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR=share/cmake/%{name}
 
 %cmake_build
+%ifarch ppc64le
+# FIXME HACK: ICE when building docs, just create empty folder
+mkdir -p %{_vpath_builddir}/doc/html
+%else
 %cmake_build --target doc
+%endif
 
 rm -f %{_vpath_builddir}/doc/html/installdox
 rm -f %{_vpath_builddir}/doc/html/unsupported/installdox