diff --git a/jsch.spec b/jsch.spec
index 7a4a6a2..a0147c0 100644
--- a/jsch.spec
+++ b/jsch.spec
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ cp -pr examples/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
 ln -s %{name}-%{version} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/%{name} # ghost symlink
 
 %if %{gcj_support}
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=234989
+%ifnarch ia64
   aot-compile-rpm
+%endif 
 %endif
 
 
@@ -158,8 +161,10 @@ fi
 %{_javadir}/*.jar
 %doc LICENSE.txt
 %if %{gcj_support}
+%ifnarch ia64
 %attr(-,root,root) %{_libdir}/gcj/%{name}
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %files javadoc
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Tue Apr 3 2007 Ben Konrath <bkonrath@redhat.com> - 0:0.1.28-1jpp.6
 - Add OSGi Manifest to jar.
+- Disable aot-compile-rpm on ia64. 
 
 * Thu Aug 10 2006 Deepak Bhole <dbhole@redhat.com> - 0:0.1.28-1jpp.5
 - Updated changelog entries in spec.