diff --git a/findutils.spec b/findutils.spec
index 1db548b..83c862d 100644
--- a/findutils.spec
+++ b/findutils.spec
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ git add --all .
 git commit -q -m "after invocation of autoreconf"
 
 %build
+# disable -flto on ppc64le to make test-float pass (#1789115)
+%ifarch ppc64le
+export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-lto"
+%endif
+
 mkdir build
 cd build
 %global _configure ../configure
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir
 
 %changelog
 * Fri Jul 24 2020 Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com> - 1:4.7.0-6
+- disable -flto on ppc64le to make test-float pass (#1789115)
 - do not compile with -D__SUPPORT_SNAN__ (#1294016)
 
 * Mon Jul 13 2020 Tom Stellard <tstellar@redhat.com> - 1:4.7.0-5