diff --git a/do_not_use_asm_generic.patch b/do_not_use_asm_generic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deff7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/do_not_use_asm_generic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From: Michel Normand <normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+Subject: do not use asm generic
+Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:44:43 +0100
+
+do not use <asm_generic/int-ll64.h> to avoid build error on PowerPC arch
+
+Signed-off-by: Michel Normand <normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+---
+ mmc.h |    2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: mmc-utils-20151118/mmc.h
+===================================================================
+--- mmc-utils-20151118.orig/mmc.h
++++ mmc-utils-20151118/mmc.h
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
+  * Boston, MA 021110-1307, USA.
+  */
+ 
+-#include <asm-generic/int-ll64.h>
++#include <asm/types.h>
+ #include <linux/mmc/ioctl.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ 
diff --git a/mmc-utils.changes b/mmc-utils.changes
index fddc666..f56a1ae 100644
--- a/mmc-utils.changes
+++ b/mmc-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 17 17:47:54 UTC 2016 - normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com
+
+- new do_not_use_asm_generic.patch to avoid PowerPC build error
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Dec  5 13:11:57 UTC 2015 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/mmc-utils.spec b/mmc-utils.spec
index 5d828a9..132e775 100644
--- a/mmc-utils.spec
+++ b/mmc-utils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package mmc-utils
 #
-# 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
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Group:          Hardware/Other
 Url:            http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/cjb/mmc-utils.git/
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+Patch0:         do_not_use_asm_generic.patch
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ Userspace tools for controlling and querying MMC/SD storage devices
 %prep
 %setup -q
 cp %{SOURCE1} LICENSE.GPL-2.0
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"