diff --git a/pixman-0.34.0-vmx.patch b/pixman-0.34.0-vmx.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ea2d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixman-0.34.0-vmx.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up pixman-0.34.0/pixman/pixman-vmx.c.orig pixman-0.34.0/pixman/pixman-vmx.c
+--- pixman-0.34.0/pixman/pixman-vmx.c.orig	2018-04-27 12:10:14.411696502 +0200
++++ pixman-0.34.0/pixman/pixman-vmx.c	2018-04-27 12:27:41.174290224 +0200
+@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ do							  \
+ #define COMPUTE_SHIFT_MASKC(dest, source, mask)
+ 
+ # define LOAD_VECTOR(source)				\
+-    v ## source = *((typeof(v ## source)*)source);
++    v ## source = (typeof(v ## source))vec_xl(0, source);
+ 
+ # define LOAD_VECTORS(dest, source)			\
+     LOAD_VECTOR(source);				\
diff --git a/pixman.spec b/pixman.spec
index 18fab1e..9006bbe 100644
--- a/pixman.spec
+++ b/pixman.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           pixman
 Version:        0.34.0
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Pixel manipulation library
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ URL:            http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/
 # if no revision specified, makes a new one from HEAD.
 Source0:        http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/lib/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        make-pixman-snapshot.sh
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1572540
+# fix vector loads in VMX (ppc64le)
+Patch0:         pixman-0.34.0-vmx.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  automake autoconf libtool
 
@@ -31,14 +34,13 @@ Requires: pkgconfig
 Development library for pixman.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
 %configure \
 %ifarch %{arm}
   --disable-arm-iwmmxt --disable-arm-iwmmxt2 \
 %endif
-  --disable-vmx \
   --disable-static
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ make check %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/pixman-1.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 04 2018 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 0.34.0-8
+- fix vector loads in VMX (ppc64le) (#1572540)
+
 * Thu Apr 26 2018 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> - 0.34.0-7
 - Enable %%check
 - --disable-vmx to fix %%check failures with gcc8