--- lib/rpmrc.c	2012/10/16 16:37:34	1.1
+++ lib/rpmrc.c	2012/10/16 16:38:10
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
 #	if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__)
 	{
             int powerlvl;
-            if (sscanf(rpmat.platform, "power%d", &powerlvl) == 1 && powerlvl > 6)
+            if (!rstreq(un.machine, "ppc") && sscanf(rpmat.platform, "power%d", &powerlvl) == 1 && powerlvl > 6)
                 strcpy(un.machine, "ppc64p7");
         }
 #	endif	/* ppc64*-linux */