diff --git a/python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu-on-aarch64.patch b/python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu-on-aarch64.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 05f70fd..0000000
--- a/python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu-on-aarch64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/psutil/tests/test_linux.py b/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
-index 1096d3c..a9cc7ba 100755
---- a/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
-+++ b/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
-@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import errno
- import glob
- import io
- import os
-+import platform
- import re
- import shutil
- import socket
-@@ -884,6 +885,8 @@ class TestSystemCPUFrequency(PsutilTestCase):
-                     self.assertEqual(freq.max, 700.0)
- 
-     @unittest.skipIf(not HAS_CPU_FREQ, "not supported")
-+    @unittest.skipIf(platform.machine() == "aarch64",
-+                     "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues/2373")
-     def test_emulate_multi_cpu(self):
-         def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
-             n = name
diff --git a/python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu.patch b/python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..835f65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 35d3054307a6f2e607026101e6f0b19b6c472864 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:14:08 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Skip on aarch64 and ppc64le
+
+Signed-off-by: Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com>
+---
+ psutil/tests/test_linux.py | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/psutil/tests/test_linux.py b/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
+index 0583e619de59931a9ee80411a95ef8eb7ef6c171..7f6cfd5431086b108c1a7fa140b407cc9b6b0836 100755
+--- a/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
++++ b/psutil/tests/test_linux.py
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import errno
+ import glob
+ import io
+ import os
++import platform
+ import re
+ import shutil
+ import socket
+@@ -888,6 +889,10 @@ class TestSystemCPUFrequency(PsutilTestCase):
+                     self.assertEqual(freq.max, 700.0)
+ 
+     @unittest.skipIf(not HAS_CPU_FREQ, "not supported")
++    @unittest.skipIf(platform.machine() == "aarch64",
++                     "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues/2373")
++    @unittest.skipIf(platform.machine() == "ppc64le",
++                     "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues/2373")
+     def test_emulate_multi_cpu(self):
+         def open_mock(name, *args, **kwargs):
+             n = name
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/python-psutil.spec b/python-psutil.spec
index ef18456..0953bb7 100644
--- a/python-psutil.spec
+++ b/python-psutil.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           python-psutil
 Version:        5.9.8
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A process and system utilities module for Python
 
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ Patch:          python-psutil-skip-tests-in-mock.patch
 #
 Patch:          https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/2372.patch
 #
-# Skip test_emulate_multi_cpu on aarch64
+# Skip test_emulate_multi_cpu on aarch64 and ppc64le
 # Failure reported upstream: https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues/2373
 #
-Patch:          python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu-on-aarch64.patch
+Patch:          python-psutil-skip-test_emulate_multi_cpu.patch
 #
 # Skip test_misc.TestCommonModule.test_debug
 # Failure reported upstream: https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/issues/2374
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ APPVEYOR=1 %{py3_test_envvars} %{python3} psutil/tests/runner.py
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 14 2024 Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com> - 5.9.8-2
+- Skip unreliable multi-cpu test on ppc64le
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2024 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 5.9.8-1
 - Update to 5.9.8
 - Fixes: rhbz#2244271