--- lib/rpmrc.c
+++ lib/rpmrc.c
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@
     int localize;
 };
 
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__)
 static struct rpmat_s {
     const char *platform;
     uint64_t hwcap;
 } rpmat;
+#endif
 
 typedef struct defaultEntry_s {
     char * name;
@@ -907,7 +909,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__)
 /**
  * Populate rpmat structure with parsed info from /proc/self/auxv
  */
@@ -957,7 +959,7 @@
     canonEntry canon;
     int rc;
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__)
     /* Populate rpmat struct with hw info */
     parse_auxv();
 #endif