diff --git a/nghttp2.changes b/nghttp2.changes
index 7c035da..2c4e865 100644
--- a/nghttp2.changes
+++ b/nghttp2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct  9 10:14:26 UTC 2017 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Don't use jemalloc on ppc or %arm, where it is broken.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 28 10:58:52 UTC 2017 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/nghttp2.spec b/nghttp2.spec
index 17ff442..9f8cef4 100644
--- a/nghttp2.spec
+++ b/nghttp2.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ BuildRequires:  python-Cython
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cunit)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(jansson)
+%ifnarch ppc %arm
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(jemalloc)
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcares)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libev)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libspdylay)