diff --git a/libxc-2.1.0-ppc.patch b/libxc-2.1.0-ppc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..716e1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libxc-2.1.0-ppc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff -up libxc-2.1.0/src/util.h.ppc libxc-2.1.0/src/util.h
+--- libxc-2.1.0/src/util.h.ppc	2014-03-21 12:37:21.000000000 +0200
++++ libxc-2.1.0/src/util.h	2014-03-24 17:54:11.784238133 +0200
+@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ double asinh (double x);
+ float  asinhf(float  x);
+ #endif
+ 
+-#define M_SQRTPI        1.772453850905516027298167483341145182798L
+-#define M_SQRT3         1.732050807568877293527446341505872366943L
+-#define M_CBRT2         1.259921049894873164767210607278228350570L
+-#define M_CBRT3         1.442249570307408382321638310780109588392L
+-#define M_CBRT4         1.587401051968199474751705639272308260391L
+-#define M_CBRT5         1.709975946676696989353108872543860109868L
+-#define M_CBRT6         1.817120592832139658891211756327260502428L
+-#define M_CBRT7         1.912931182772389101199116839548760282862L
+-#define M_CBRT9         2.080083823051904114530056824357885386338L
++#define M_SQRTPI        1.772453850905516027298167483341145182798
++#define M_SQRT3         1.732050807568877293527446341505872366943
++#define M_CBRT2         1.259921049894873164767210607278228350570
++#define M_CBRT3         1.442249570307408382321638310780109588392
++#define M_CBRT4         1.587401051968199474751705639272308260391
++#define M_CBRT5         1.709975946676696989353108872543860109868
++#define M_CBRT6         1.817120592832139658891211756327260502428
++#define M_CBRT7         1.912931182772389101199116839548760282862
++#define M_CBRT9         2.080083823051904114530056824357885386338
+ 
+ /* Very useful macros */
+ #define min(x,y)  ((x<y) ? (x) : (y))
diff --git a/libxc.spec b/libxc.spec
index b6ac253..39cfdda 100644
--- a/libxc.spec
+++ b/libxc.spec
@@ -8,20 +8,17 @@
 Name:		libxc
 Summary:	Library of exchange and correlation functionals to be used in DFT codes
 Version:	2.1.0
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 License:	LGPLv3+
 Group:		Applications/Engineering
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
 Source0:	http://www.tddft.org/programs/octopus/down.php?file=libxc/libxc-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Workaround for BZ #1079415 causing builds to fail on ppc archs in EPEL
+Patch0:         libxc-2.1.0-ppc.patch
 URL:		http://www.tddft.org/programs/octopus/wiki/index.php/Libxc
 
 BuildRequires:	gcc-gfortran
 
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 5 || 0%{?rhel} == 6
-# BZ #1079415
-ExcludeArch:    ppc ppc64
-%endif
-
 %description 
 libxc is a library of exchange and correlation functionals. Its purpose is to
 be used in codes that implement density-functional theory. For the moment, the
@@ -54,6 +51,13 @@ in order to compile programs against libxc.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 5 || 0%{?rhel} == 6
+%ifarch ppc pcc64
+%patch0 -p1 -b .ppc
+%endif
+%endif
+
+
 %build
 # Don't insert C code during preprocessing
 export FCCPP="cpp -ffreestanding"
@@ -99,6 +103,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libxc.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 24 2014 Susi Lehtola <jussilehtola@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.0-2
+- Re-enable builds on ppc and ppc64 on EPEL.
+
 * Fri Mar 21 2014 Susi Lehtola <jussilehtola@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.0-1
 - Enable single precision routines as well.
 - Update to 2.1.0.