diff --git a/xterm.spec b/xterm.spec
index 67bf6d6..5942871 100644
--- a/xterm.spec
+++ b/xterm.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ chmod -R u+w .
 %patch0 -p0 -b .can-2003-0063
 #%patch1 -p0 -b .resources-redhat
 %ifarch ppc ppc64
-%patch2 -p0 -b .ppc-fix-bug-101472
+#%patch2 -p0 -b .ppc-fix-bug-101472
 %endif
 
 %build
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %changelog
 * Fri Jul 13 2004 Mike A. Harris <mharris@redhat.com> 200-1
 - Updated main tarball to xterm-200 for FC4 devel
+- Disabled xterm-179-ppc-fix-bug-101472.patch for now, to see if the problem
+  occurs on ppc still or not.
 
 * Fri Jul 13 2004 Mike A. Harris <mharris@redhat.com> 192-1
 - Updated main tarball to xterm-192 for FC3 devel