diff --git a/0001-java-dir-for-powepc64-and-powepc64le-can-differ.patch b/0001-java-dir-for-powepc64-and-powepc64le-can-differ.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4863441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-java-dir-for-powepc64-and-powepc64le-can-differ.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 7a66dbe982623be620ad6ac426fe689a434e5f51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 10:37:53 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] java dir for powepc64 and powepc64le can differ
+
+E.g., RHEL >= 7.1 uses ppc64le for reasons listed in
+https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8073139 .
+
+Change-Id: I982e65cdf99999e8a5ed23cf444ccb2aee764c4c
+---
+ configure.ac | 5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 26071dc..55157a9 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -6997,9 +6997,12 @@ then
+         powerpc)
+             my_java_arch=ppc
+             ;;
+-        powerpc64*)
++        powerpc64)
+             my_java_arch=ppc64
+             ;;
++        powerpc64le)
++            AS_IF([test -d "$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ppc64le"], [my_java_arch=ppc64le], [my_java_arch=ppc64])
++            ;;
+         x86_64)
+             my_java_arch=amd64
+             ;;
+-- 
+2.4.0
+
diff --git a/libreoffice.spec b/libreoffice.spec
index 43f0e3b..f6a4a3f 100644
--- a/libreoffice.spec
+++ b/libreoffice.spec
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ Patch72: 0001-rhbz-1213173-connectivity-Calc-driver-prevent-docume.patch
 Patch73: 0001-Resolves-tdf-90757-ensure-start-row-end-row-order-ma.patch
 Patch74: 0001-Resolves-tdf-91078-check-also-DBData-modified-not-on.patch
 Patch75: 0001-misspell-some-words-copy-and-paste-slide-to-gimp.patch
+Patch76: 0001-java-dir-for-powepc64-and-powepc64le-can-differ.patch
 
 %define instdir %{_libdir}
 %define baseinstdir %{instdir}/libreoffice