diff --git a/fix_SynchronizedTextSpec_test_on_BE.patch b/fix_SynchronizedTextSpec_test_on_BE.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7d096b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix_SynchronizedTextSpec_test_on_BE.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Subject: fix SynchronizedTextSpec test on BE
+Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:40:52 +0200
+
+fix SynchronizedTextSpec test on BE
+as per upstream https://bitbucket.org/lazka/mutagen/commits/c4d43fa880d7363c2b78ed6270171911b9da77a2
+
+---
+ tests/test__id3specs.py |    9 +++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+Index: mutagen-1.31/tests/test__id3specs.py
+===================================================================
+--- mutagen-1.31.orig/tests/test__id3specs.py
++++ mutagen-1.31/tests/test__id3specs.py
+@@ -102,8 +102,13 @@ class SpecSanityChecks(TestCase):
+         # utf-16
+         f.encoding = 1
+         self.assertEqual(s.read(f, s.write(f, values)), (values, b""))
+-        self.assertEquals(
+-            s.write(f, [(u"A", 100)]), b"\xff\xfeA\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00d")
++        data = s.write(f, [(u"A", 100)])
++        if sys.byteorder == 'little':
++            self.assertEquals(
++                data, b"\xff\xfeA\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00d")
++        else:
++            self.assertEquals(
++                data, b"\xfe\xff\x00A\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00d")
+ 
+         # utf-16be
+         f.encoding = 2
diff --git a/python-mutagen.changes b/python-mutagen.changes
index 784a403..aaa3e5e 100644
--- a/python-mutagen.changes
+++ b/python-mutagen.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr 11 08:51:20 UTC 2016 - normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com
+
+- fix_SynchronizedTextSpec_test_on_BE.patch for ppc64 archi
+  as per upstream commit Id c4d43fa
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 14 13:56:56 UTC 2016 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-mutagen.spec b/python-mutagen.spec
index 72eb22a..13f0bf2 100644
--- a/python-mutagen.spec
+++ b/python-mutagen.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ License:        GPL-2.0
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
 Url:            https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mutagen
 Source:         https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/m/mutagen/mutagen-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch1:         fix_SynchronizedTextSpec_test_on_BE.patch
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ Ogg streams on an individual packet/page level.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n mutagen-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1
 # remove shebangs from library files
 find mutagen/ -name "*.py" -exec sed -i -e '/^#!\s\?\/usr\/bin\/\(env\s\)\?python$/d' {} ';'