diff --git a/3Depict-0.0.20-short_type_fix.patch b/3Depict-0.0.20-short_type_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434b8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3Depict-0.0.20-short_type_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/backend/APT/APTFileIO.cpp
+--- src/backend/APT/APTFileIO.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100
++++ src/backend/APT/APTFileIO.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+ #include "../../common/stringFuncs.h"
+ #include "../../common/basics.h"
+ #include "../../common/translation.h"
++#include "../../common/endianTest.h"
+ 
+ 
+ #include <cstring>
+@@ -1230,9 +1231,9 @@
+ 			pt.switchEndian();
+ 			h.setPos(pt);
+ 
+-			uint16_t s;
+-			s =*( (uint16_t*)(buffer+12) );
+-			shortSwapBytes(s);
++			uint16_t *s;
++			s =( (uint16_t*)(buffer+12) );
++			uint16_tSwapBytes(s);
+ 
+ 			
+ 
+diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/backend/APT/ionhit.cpp
+--- src/backend/APT/ionhit.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100
++++ src/backend/APT/ionhit.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100
+@@ -75,14 +75,12 @@
+ 	pos=p;
+ }
+ 
+-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+ void IonHit::switchEndian()
+ {
+ 	
+ 	pos.switchEndian();
+ 	floatSwapBytes(&(massToCharge));
+ }
+-#endif
+ 
+ const IonHit &IonHit::operator=(const IonHit &obj)
+ {
+diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/backend/APT/ionhit.h
+--- src/backend/APT/ionhit.h	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100
++++ src/backend/APT/ionhit.h	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100
+@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@
+ 		//returns true if any of the 4 data pts are +-inf
+ 		bool hasInf();
+ 
+-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__		
++		//!Flip the endian of the point contained in this class
+ 		void switchEndian();
+-#endif
+ 		//this does the endian switch for you
+ 		//but you must supply a valid array.
+ 		void makePosData(float *floatArr) const;
+diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/common/endianTest.h
+--- src/common/endianTest.h	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100
++++ src/common/endianTest.h	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100
+@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
+ #include <endian.h>
+ #endif
+ #endif
++#include <stdint.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef __BYTE_ORDER
+ //if both are not defined it is TRUE!
+-#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
++// on F28 ppc64, is defined as __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN
++#if (__BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN) || (__BYTE_ORDER == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN)
+ #ifndef __BIG_ENDIAN__
+ #define __BIG_ENDIAN__
+ #endif
+@@ -69,14 +71,14 @@
+ 
+ 	*inFloat=fb.f;
+ }
+-inline void shortSwapBytes(short *inShort)
++inline void uint16_tSwapBytes(uint16_t *inShort)
+ {
+ 	//Use a union to avoid strict-aliasing error
+-	union ShortSwapUnion{
+-	   short s;
++	union Uint16SwapUnion{
++	   uint16_t s;
+ 	   char c[2];
+ 	} ;
+-	ShortSwapUnion sa,sb;
++	Uint16SwapUnion sa,sb;
+ 	sa.s = *inShort;
+ 
+ 	sb.c[0] = sa.c[1];
+diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/common/mathfuncs.cpp
+--- src/common/mathfuncs.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100
++++ src/common/mathfuncs.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100
+@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@
+ 	return true;
+ }
+ 
+-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+ 
+ void Point3D::switchEndian()
+ {
+@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@
+ 	floatSwapBytes(&value[1]);
+ 	floatSwapBytes(&value[2]);
+ }
+-#endif
+ 
+ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &stream, const Point3D &pt)
+ {
+diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/common/mathfuncs.h
+--- src/common/mathfuncs.h	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100
++++ src/common/mathfuncs.h	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100
+@@ -174,10 +174,9 @@
+ 		static Point3D centroid(const Point3D *p, unsigned int n);
+ 		
+ 		static Point3D centroid(const std::vector<Point3D> &p); 
+-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+-                //!Flip the endian state for data stored in this point
++
++		//!Flip the endian state for data stored in this point
+                 void switchEndian();
+-#endif
+ };
+ 
+ //IMPORTANT!!!
diff --git a/3Depict.spec b/3Depict.spec
index b6d48d0..92936f0 100644
--- a/3Depict.spec
+++ b/3Depict.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Patch1: %{name}-%{version}-font-path.patch
 #Implementes tapsim loading for big-endian
 # this is to fix a failed scratch build on ppc64
 Patch2: %{name}-%{version}-tapsim-endian.patch
+#More fixes for ppc64 build failures
+Patch3: %{name}-%{version}-short_type_fix.patch
 
 %description
 This software is designed to help users visualize and analyze 3D point clouds
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ useful for general scalar valued point data purposes.
 %patch0
 %patch1
 %patch2
+%patch3
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 24
 # Installation directory has changed