diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
index 663440d..9df53bb 100644
--- a/boost.changes
+++ b/boost.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct  1 12:36:07 UTC 2018 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Stay with openmpi also on ppc
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 12 12:17:23 UTC 2018 - aeszter@gwdg.de
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 37114e9..eeafda5 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 # Build with OpenMPI
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1330
   # OpenMPI >= 2 is not available on ppc64be
-  %ifarch ppc64
+  %ifarch ppc ppc64
     %define mpi_implem openmpi
   %else
     %define mpi_implem openmpi2