diff --git a/gawk.changes b/gawk.changes
index 9906c28..a9ede57 100644
--- a/gawk.changes
+++ b/gawk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 11 11:40:41 UTC 2017 - astieger@suse.com
+
+- also ignore transient test time failure on ppc64
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 10 07:39:22 UTC 2017 - josef.moellers@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gawk.spec b/gawk.spec
index c5b812d..8f2ace4 100644
--- a/gawk.spec
+++ b/gawk.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gawk
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ chmod -x COPYING
 # skip strftime time
 sed -ie 's/ strftime / /g' test/Makefile.in
 # apply only for the arch that experienced previously transient failure
-%ifarch ppc64le
+%ifarch ppc64le ppc64
 %patch1 -p1
 %endif