diff --git a/pybind11.spec b/pybind11.spec
index 7f6e7df..0957e89 100644
--- a/pybind11.spec
+++ b/pybind11.spec
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 # https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Packaging_Header_Only_Libraries
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
+%ifarch ppc64le
+# The tests are not LTO-compatible on power
+%global _lto_cflags %{nil}
+%endif
+
 # Whether to run the tests, enabled by default
 %bcond_without tests