diff --git a/apfel.changes b/apfel.changes
index aa3ec9b..fb9dc56 100644
--- a/apfel.changes
+++ b/apfel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 27 14:13:52 UTC 2017 - bg@suse.com
+
+- enable build on s390x
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  8 19:29:45 UTC 2016 - badshah400@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/apfel.spec b/apfel.spec
index 74f1b59..e642339 100644
--- a/apfel.spec
+++ b/apfel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package apfel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc-fortran
 BuildRequires:  libqt4-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-ExclusiveArch:  x86_64
+ExclusiveArch:  x86_64 s390x
 
 %description
 APFEL is a library to perform the combined QCD+QED DGLAP