diff --git a/lcm.spec b/lcm.spec
index c24e545..5d3aafc 100644
--- a/lcm.spec
+++ b/lcm.spec
@@ -8,13 +8,18 @@
 
 Name:           lcm
 Version:        0.9.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 License:        LGPLv2+
 Summary:        Utilities for lightweight communications and marshaling
 URL:            http://code.google.com/p/lcm/
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
 Source:         https://lcm.googlecode.com/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
+# package fails to build on fedora epel for el5 and el6 due to missing 
+# java-devel build dependency; excluding arch
+%if 0%{rhel} <= 6
+ExcludeArch:    ppc ppc64
+%endif
 
 BuildRequires:  chrpath
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
@@ -172,6 +177,10 @@ make check V=1
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 11 2012 Nelson Marques <nmo.marques@gmail.com> - 0.9.0-5
+- Add "ExcludeArch: ppc ppc64" for el5 and el6, no java dependencies
+- Update release to match the changelog
+
 * Fri Jul 06 2012 Nelson Marques <nelson-m-marques@ext.ptinovacao.pt> - 0.9.0-1
 - Update to version 0.9.0
 - BZ#767649, moved java man pages to java sub-package