diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 6e0e281..2cc3393 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary:     Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:        libguestfs
 Version:     1.0.44
-Release:     1%{?dist}
+Release:     2%{?dist}
 License:     LGPLv2+
 Group:       Development/Libraries
 URL:         http://libguestfs.org/
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1
 # a quick test to see if things generally work.
 
 # Currently tests are disabled on all architectures because of:
-#   BZ 494075/504273 (ppc, ppc64)
+#   BZ 494075/504273 (ppc, ppc64) - possibly now fixed
+#   BZ 505109 (ppc, ppc64) - openbios boot failure
 #   BZ 502058 (i386, x86-64) - only on F-11 we think, seems to work on F-12
 #   BZ 502074 (i386) - sha1sum segfault on F-11 only
 #   BZ 503236 (i386) - cryptomgr_test at doublefault_fn (F-12 only)
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1
 # won't harm other builds.
 export LIBGUESTFS_APPEND=noapic
 
-%ifarch ppc ppc64 x86_64
+%ifarch x86_64
 make check
 %endif
 
@@ -473,6 +474,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 10 2009 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.0.44-2
+- Disable ppc/ppc64 tests again because of RHBZ#505109.
+
 * Wed Jun 10 2009 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.0.44-1
 - New upstream version 1.0.44.
 - Try enabling tests on ppc & ppc64 since it looks like the bug(s?)