diff --git a/python34.spec b/python34.spec
index 5602813..46a1586 100644
--- a/python34.spec
+++ b/python34.spec
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 Summary: Version 3 of the Python programming language aka Python 3000
 Name: python%{pyshortver}
 Version: %{pybasever}.3
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 License: Python
 Group: Development/Languages
 
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ CheckPython() {
   # our non-standard decorators take effect on the relevant tests:
   #   @unittest._skipInRpmBuild(reason)
   #   @unittest._expectedFailureInRpmBuild
-  # test_faulthandler.test_register_chain currently fails on ppc64le and
+  # test_faulthandler.test_register_chain currently fails on ppc64/ppc64le and
   #   aarch64, see upstream bug http://bugs.python.org/issue21131
   WITHIN_PYTHON_RPM_BUILD= \
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ConfDir $ConfDir/python -m test.regrtest \
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ CheckPython() {
     -x test_ensurepip \
     -x test_venv \
     %endif
-    %ifarch ppc64le aarch64
+    %ifarch %{power64} aarch64
     -x test_faulthandler \
     %endif
     %ifarch %{power64} s390 s390x armv7hl aarch64
@@ -2023,6 +2023,9 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 04 2016 Tim Orling <ticotimo@gmal.com> - 3.4.3-9
+- disable test_faulthandler for %{power64}, not just ppc64le
+
 * Wed Aug 24 2016 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> - 3.4.3-8
 - Update to build on EL6