diff --git a/bluez.changes b/bluez.changes
index 44da33b..5c13c3c 100644
--- a/bluez.changes
+++ b/bluez.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 30 16:05:52 UTC 2018 - normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com
+
+- Add disable_some_obex_tests.patch bypass boo#1078285 for PowerPC
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec 29 17:21:34 UTC 2017 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 
diff --git a/bluez.spec b/bluez.spec
index 7ae8ecf..582daea 100644
--- a/bluez.spec
+++ b/bluez.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package bluez
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2017 B1 Systems GmbH, Vohburg, Germany
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Patch3:         bluez-cups-libexec.patch
 Patch4:         bluez-5.45-disable-broken-tests.diff
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM: obexd not compiled with -fpie -- seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 Patch5:         0001-obexd-use-AM_LDFLAGS-for-linking.patch
+# disable tests for bypass boo#1078285
+Patch6:         disable_some_obex_tests.patch
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  libtool
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ desktop specific applets like blueman or GNOME or KDE applets).
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
+%ifarch ppc ppc64 ppc64le
+%patch6 -p1
+%endif
 mkdir dbus-apis
 cp -a doc/*.txt dbus-apis/
 # FIXME: Change the dbus service to be a real service, not systemd launched
diff --git a/disable_some_obex_tests.patch b/disable_some_obex_tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d82d828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disable_some_obex_tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From: Michel Normand <normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+Subject: disable some obex tests
+Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:01:45 +0100
+
+disable some obex tests as transient failures
+reported by bug
+https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078285
+
+Signed-off-by: Michel Normand <normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+---
+ Makefile.am |    4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+Index: bluez-5.48/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- bluez-5.48.orig/Makefile.am
++++ bluez-5.48/Makefile.am
+@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ unit_test_gdbus_client_SOURCES = unit/te
+ unit_test_gdbus_client_LDADD = gdbus/libgdbus-internal.la \
+ 				src/libshared-glib.la @GLIB_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@
+ 
+-unit_tests += unit/test-gobex-header unit/test-gobex-packet unit/test-gobex \
+-			unit/test-gobex-transfer unit/test-gobex-apparam
++unit_tests += unit/test-gobex-header unit/test-gobex-packet \
++			unit/test-gobex-apparam
+ 
+ unit_test_gobex_SOURCES = $(gobex_sources) unit/util.c unit/util.h \
+ 						unit/test-gobex.c