diff --git a/Mesa.changes b/Mesa.changes
index b357c71..d0009cb 100644
--- a/Mesa.changes
+++ b/Mesa.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 15 15:01:19 UTC 2022 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- build with '-j1' on ppc64 due to running OOM (boo#1205441)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov  8 12:24:26 UTC 2022 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/Mesa.spec b/Mesa.spec
index 060d7c9..b3e857f 100644
--- a/Mesa.spec
+++ b/Mesa.spec
@@ -884,7 +884,12 @@ egl_platforms=x11,wayland
             -Dcpp_args="%{optflags}"
 %endif
 
+# not enough memory on ppc64le (boo#1205441)
+%ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
+%meson_build -j1
+%else
 %meson_build
+%endif
 
 %install
 %meson_install