diff --git a/libarchive.spec b/libarchive.spec
index f660d5c..db50724 100644
--- a/libarchive.spec
+++ b/libarchive.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           libarchive
 Version:        3.1.2
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        A library for handling streaming archive formats
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -92,19 +92,34 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 
 
 %check
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/.libs make check -j1 || (
-    # error happened - try to extract in koji as much info as possible
-    cat test-suite.log
-    echo "========================="
-    err=`cat test-suite.log | grep "Details for failing tests" | cut -d: -f2`
-    for i in $err; do
-        find $i -printf "%p\n    ~> %c\n    ~> %s B\n"
-        echo "-------------------------"
-        cat $i/*.log
-    done
-    false # stop here
-)
+run_testsuite()
+{
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/.libs make check -j1
+    res=$?
+    echo $res
+    if [ $res -ne 0 ]; then
+        # error happened - try to extract in koji as much info as possible
+        cat test-suite.log
+        echo "========================="
+        err=`cat test-suite.log | grep "Details for failing tests" | cut -d: -f2`
+        for i in $err; do
+            find $i -printf "%p\n    ~> a: %a\n    ~> c: %c\n    ~> t: %t\n    ~> %s B\n"
+            echo "-------------------------"
+            cat $i/*.log
+        done
+        return 1
+    else
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
 
+run_testsuite
+%ifarch ppc
+    # On a ppc/ppc64 is some race condition causing 'make check' fail on ppc
+    # when both 32 and 64 builds are done in parallel on the same machine in
+    # koji.  Try to run once again if failed.
+    test $? -ne 0 && run_testsuite
+%endif
 
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -147,6 +162,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 22 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-5
+- try to workaround racy testsuite fail
+
 * Sun Jun 30 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-4
 - enable testsuite in the %%check phase