diff --git a/hyphen.spec b/hyphen.spec
index f305c1b..3a8a21c 100644
--- a/hyphen.spec
+++ b/hyphen.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ BuildRequires: perl, patch, autoconf, automake, libtool
 # s390 lacks valgrind support
 # no working valgrind built for MIPS yet
 # tests with valgrind fail on arm
-%ifnarch s390 %{arm} %{mips}
+# tests with valgrind fail on ppc64le
+%ifnarch s390 %{arm} %{mips} ppc64le
 BuildRequires: valgrind
 %endif