diff --git a/diffutils.changes b/diffutils.changes
index 6bac7cb..5686192 100644
--- a/diffutils.changes
+++ b/diffutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul  5 10:08:36 UTC 2019 - Michel Normand <normand@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+
+- ignore make check error for diff --color as tracked by
+  https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=36488
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jan  4 11:28:06 UTC 2019 - Martin Pluskal <mpluskal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/diffutils.spec b/diffutils.spec
index 7752424..c2d67af 100644
--- a/diffutils.spec
+++ b/diffutils.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ make source code patches, for instance.
 make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
 
 %check
+%ifarch ppc64le ppc64
+make %{?_smp_mflags} check || echo 'Warning: ignore error https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=36488'
+%else
 make %{?_smp_mflags} check
+%endif
 
 %install
 %make_install