diff --git a/_constraints b/_constraints
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..888ad51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_constraints
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<constraints>
+  <hardware>
+    <physicalmemory>
+      <size unit="M">4096</size>
+    </physicalmemory>
+  </hardware>
+</constraints>
diff --git a/libarchive.changes b/libarchive.changes
index 43fe020..30b8ee7 100644
--- a/libarchive.changes
+++ b/libarchive.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  6 14:45:14 UTC 2016 - normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com
+
+- add _constraints memory 4096MB to avoid ppc64le build failure
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 19 20:17:41 UTC 2015 - astieger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libarchive.spec b/libarchive.spec
index fd9a249..57a02ad 100644
--- a/libarchive.spec
+++ b/libarchive.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libarchive
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 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