diff --git a/pandoc-cli-disable-lua-version.patch b/pandoc-cli-disable-lua-version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bdf7c80..0000000
--- a/pandoc-cli-disable-lua-version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- pandoc-cli-0.1.1.1/hslua-cli-1.4.1/src/HsLua/CLI.hs~	2001-09-09 09:46:40.000000000 +0800
-+++ pandoc-cli-0.1.1.1/hslua-cli-1.4.1/src/HsLua/CLI.hs	2023-09-28 16:52:57.472974622 +0800
-@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
-                   then IgnoreEnvVars
-                   else ConsultEnvVars
-   settingsRunner settings envVarOpt $ do
--    -- print version info
--    when (optVersion opts) (showVersion $ settingsVersionInfo settings)
-+    -- -- print version info
-+    -- when (optVersion opts) (showVersion $ settingsVersionInfo settings)
- 
-     -- push `arg` table
-     case optScript opts of
diff --git a/pandoc.spec b/pandoc.spec
index 456a245..ac0f974 100644
--- a/pandoc.spec
+++ b/pandoc.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # generated by cabal-rpm-2.1.4 --subpackage
 # https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Haskell/
 
+%ifarch ppc64le
+# pandoc --version crashes with +lua feature
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2177568
+%bcond lua 0
+%else
+%bcond lua 1
+%endif
 %bcond server 0
 
 %global pkg_name pandoc-cli
@@ -83,7 +90,6 @@ Source26:       https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{typst}/%{typst}.tar.gz
 Source27:       https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{unicodecollation}/%{unicodecollation}.tar.gz
 # End cabal-rpm sources
 Source30:       https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{base64}/base64.cabal#/%{base64}.cabal
-Patch0:         pandoc-cli-disable-lua-version.patch
 
 # Begin cabal-rpm deps:
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
@@ -675,11 +681,6 @@ or texlive-collection-luatex respectively.
 # Begin cabal-rpm setup:
 %setup -q -n %{pandoccli} -a1 -a2 -a3 -a4 -a5 -a6 -a7 -a8 -a9 -a10 -a11 -a12 -a13 -a14 -a15 -a16 -a17 -a18 -a19 -a20 -a21 -a22 -a23 %{?pandocserver:-a24} -a25 -a26 -a27
 # End cabal-rpm setup
-%ifarch ppc64le
-# pandoc --version crashes with +lua feature
-# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2177568
-%patch -P0 -p1 -b .orig
-%endif
 cp -p %{SOURCE30} %{base64}/base64.cabal
 
 # Not in scope: ‘runTests’
@@ -689,7 +690,13 @@ rm %{digits}/Setup.lhs
 %build
 # Begin cabal-rpm build:
 %ghc_libs_build %{subpkgs}
+%ifarch ppc64le
+# pandoc --version crashes with +lua feature
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2177568
+%define cabal_configure_options -f -lua
+%else
 %define cabal_configure_options -f lua
+%endif
 %ghc_bin_build
 # End cabal-rpm build
 
@@ -706,7 +713,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/example
 
 rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{pandoc}/COPYRIGHT
 
+%if %{with lua}
 ln -s pandoc %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pandoc-lua
+%endif
 %if %{with server}
 ln -s pandoc %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pandoc-server
 %endif
@@ -720,10 +729,12 @@ touch %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/%{name}
 
 
 %check
-# lua version crashing on ppc64le without patch
+# crashing on ppc64le with +lua
 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pandoc -v
+%if %{with lua}
 # make sure lua enabled
 echo | %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pandoc --data-dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{pandoc}/data --lua-filter /dev/null
+%endif
 
 
 %post
@@ -735,7 +746,9 @@ echo | %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pandoc --data-dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{pandoc
 %license COPYING.md
 %{_bindir}/pandoc
 # End cabal-rpm files
+%if %{with lua}
 %{_bindir}/pandoc-lua
+%endif
 %if %{with server}
 %{_bindir}/pandoc-server
 %endif
@@ -759,6 +772,7 @@ echo | %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pandoc --data-dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{pandoc
 - add deps: hslua-{cli,module-zip,repl}, isocline, typst,
   digits, ordered-containers, toml-parser, and pandoc-lua-engine
 - pandoc server disabled for now
+- note that LUA support is disabled on ppc64le (#2172771)
 
 * Sun Aug  6 2023 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 3.0.1-24
 - rebuild