diff --git a/widelands.spec b/widelands.spec
index 75f52bc..142a228 100644
--- a/widelands.spec
+++ b/widelands.spec
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-build
 BuildRequires: SDL_mixer-devel SDL_image-devel SDL_net-devel SDL_ttf-devel SDL_gfx-devel
 BuildRequires: update-desktop-files scons gettext libpng-devel zlib-devel ctags 
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++ boost-devel
-%ifnarch ppc64
-BuildRequires: optipng
-%endif
+#%ifnarch ppc64
+#BuildRequires: optipng
+#%endif
 
 Requires:      hicolor-icon-theme
 AutoReqProv:   On