diff --git a/erlang-ppc.patch b/erlang-ppc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fafc3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erlang-ppc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: otp_src_R14B04/erts/configure
+===================================================================
+--- otp_src_R14B04.orig/erts/configure
++++ otp_src_R14B04/erts/configure
+@@ -5249,6 +5249,7 @@ case $chk_arch_ in
+     x86_64)	ARCH=amd64;;
+     amd64)	ARCH=amd64;;
+     macppc)	ARCH=ppc;;
++    powerpc)    ARCH=ppc;;
+     ppc)	ARCH=ppc;;
+     ppc64)	ARCH=ppc64;;
+     "Power Macintosh")	ARCH=ppc;;
diff --git a/erlang.changes b/erlang.changes
index 1a85f13..a3ccda6 100644
--- a/erlang.changes
+++ b/erlang.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 25 14:05:47 UTC 2012 - dvaleev@suse.com
+
+- fix ppc architecture detection 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 29 09:54:00 UTC 2012 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/erlang.spec b/erlang.spec
index 4c997c8..d0933a5 100644
--- a/erlang.spec
+++ b/erlang.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Patch0:         otp-R14B04-rpath.patch
 Patch1:         otp-R13B04-sslrpath.patch
 # PATCH-MISSING-TAG -- See http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Packaging_Patches_guidelines
 Patch2:         otp-R14B-implfun.patch
+Patch3:         erlang-ppc.patch 
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  openssh
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ A Graphics System used to write platform independent user interfaces.
 %patch0 -p1 -b .rpath
 %patch1 -p1 -b .sslrpath
 %patch2 -p1 -b .implfun
+%patch3 -p1
 
 chmod -R u+w .
 # enable dynamic linking for ssl