diff --git a/qatlib.spec b/qatlib.spec
index 05f4f2b..df2d015 100644
--- a/qatlib.spec
+++ b/qatlib.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+%ifarch riscv64
+# to avoid compile time errors
+%undefine _include_frame_pointers
+%endif
+
 %global libqat_soversion  4
 %global libusdm_soversion 0
 Name:             qatlib