diff --git a/audit-secondary.changes b/audit-secondary.changes
index e1a5997..38cbdcd 100644
--- a/audit-secondary.changes
+++ b/audit-secondary.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 22 11:00:16 UTC 2018 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- reverted -j1 force ppc specific only
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb  6 13:24:43 UTC 2018 - normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 
diff --git a/audit-secondary.spec b/audit-secondary.spec
index 40738c1..bf34b7f 100644
--- a/audit-secondary.spec
+++ b/audit-secondary.spec
@@ -173,11 +173,7 @@ ln -s service %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/rcauditd
 chmod 0644 %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/auditd.service
 
 %check
-%ifarch ppc ppc64 ppc64le
-make -j1 check
-%else
 make %{?_smp_mflags} check
-%endif
 
 %post -n audit
 # Save existing audit files if any (from old locations)