diff --git a/1287.patch b/1287.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7618498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1287.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From ba9cacf1473f35c231432337b3c596e82d760415 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>
+Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:07:37 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix numpy dtypes test on big-endian architectures
+
+This fixes the test code on big-endian architectures: the array support
+(PR #832) had hard-coded the little-endian '<' but we need to use '>' on
+big-endian architectures.
+---
+ tests/test_numpy_dtypes.py | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/test_numpy_dtypes.py b/tests/test_numpy_dtypes.py
+index ae5a7020d..566682a74 100644
+--- a/tests/test_numpy_dtypes.py
++++ b/tests/test_numpy_dtypes.py
+@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_dtype(simple_dtype):
+         partial_nested_fmt(),
+         "[('a', 'S3'), ('b', 'S3')]",
+         ("{{'names':['a','b','c','d'], " +
+-         "'formats':[('S4', (3,)),('<i4', (2,)),('u1', (3,)),('<f4', (4, 2))], " +
++         "'formats':[('S4', (3,)),('"+e+"i4', (2,)),('u1', (3,)),('"+e+"f4', (4, 2))], " +
+          "'offsets':[0,12,20,24], 'itemsize':56}}").format(e=e),
+         "[('e1', '" + e + "i8'), ('e2', 'u1')]",
+         "[('x', 'i1'), ('y', '" + e + "u8')]",
+@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def test_array_array():
+     arr = m.create_array_array(3)
+     assert str(arr.dtype) == (
+         "{{'names':['a','b','c','d'], " +
+-        "'formats':[('S4', (3,)),('<i4', (2,)),('u1', (3,)),('{e}f4', (4, 2))], " +
++        "'formats':[('S4', (3,)),('"+e+"i4', (2,)),('u1', (3,)),('{e}f4', (4, 2))], " +
+         "'offsets':[0,12,20,24], 'itemsize':56}}").format(e=e)
+     assert m.print_array_array(arr) == [
+         "a={{A,B,C,D},{K,L,M,N},{U,V,W,X}},b={0,1}," +
diff --git a/pybind11.spec b/pybind11.spec
index d74a6d2..f3ae0af 100644
--- a/pybind11.spec
+++ b/pybind11.spec
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 Name:    pybind11		
 Version: 2.2.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
 License: BSD	
 URL:	 https://github.com/pybind/pybind11	
 Source0: https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Little-endian fix
+Patch0: 1287.patch
 
 # These are only needed for the checks
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ make -C python3 check %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 17 2018 Susi Lehtola <jussilehtola@fedorapeople.org> - 2.2.2-2
+- Fix FTBS by patch from upstream.
+
 * Wed Feb 14 2018 Susi Lehtola <jussilehtola@fedorapeople.org> - 2.2.2-1
 - Update to 2.2.2.