diff --git a/pythia8.spec b/pythia8.spec
index 562beec..ce50c78 100644
--- a/pythia8.spec
+++ b/pythia8.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+%if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 6
+%ifarch ppc64
+# The Python 2 bindings can not be built on ppc64 for EPEL 6
+# Error: operand out of range
+%global buildpy2 0
+%else
+%global buildpy2 1
+%endif
+%else
+%global buildpy2 1
+%endif
+
 Name:		pythia8
 Version:	8.2.35
 Release:	1%{?dist}
@@ -16,7 +28,9 @@ BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 %if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 6
 BuildRequires:	gcc-gfortran
 %endif
+%if %{buildpy2}
 BuildRequires:	python2-devel
+%endif
 %if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 8
 BuildRequires:	python3-devel
 %endif
@@ -51,6 +65,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description lhapdf
 This package provides the LHAPDF interface for Pythia 8.
 
+%if %{buildpy2}
 %package -n python2-%{name}
 Summary:	Pythia 8 Python 2 bindings
 %{?py2_dist:
@@ -61,7 +76,9 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n python2-%{name}
 This package provides the Python 2 bindings for Pythia 8.
+%endif
 
+%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
 %package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
 Summary:	Pythia 8 Python 3 bindings
 %{?py3_dist:
@@ -72,6 +89,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
 This package provides the Python 3 bindings for Pythia 8.
+%endif
 
 %package data
 Summary:	Pythia 8 Data Files
@@ -124,6 +142,7 @@ ln -s libpythia8-%{version}.so lib/libpythia8.so
 make lib/pythia8.py PYTHON_BIN='#'
 mv lib/pythia8.py .
 
+%if %{buildpy2}
 mkdir py2
 if pkg-config --exists python2 ; then
     PY2INC=$(pkg-config --cflags python2)
@@ -136,6 +155,7 @@ g++ -x c++ include/Pythia8Plugins/PythonWrapper.h -c -o py2/PythonWrapper.o \
     ${PY2INC} -Iinclude %{optflags} -fPIC -DGZIPSUPPORT
 g++ py2/PythonWrapper.o -Llib -lpythia8 -o py2/_pythia8.so \
     ${PY2LIB} -ldl %{?__global_ldflags} -Wl,-z,defs -shared
+%endif
 
 %if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
 mkdir py3
@@ -149,7 +169,6 @@ g++ py3/PythonWrapper.o -Llib -lpythia8 -o py3/_pythia8.${PY3SOABI}.so \
 %endif
 
 %install
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
 make %{?_smp_mflags} install \
      PREFIX_BIN=%{buildroot}%{_bindir} \
      PREFIX_INCLUDE=%{buildroot}%{_includedir} \
@@ -169,9 +188,11 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/Pythia8/examples/Makefile
 rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/Pythia8/examples/Makefile.inc
 rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/Pythia8/examples/runmains
 
+%if %{buildpy2}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}
 install -p -m 644 pythia8.py %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}
 install -p -m 755 py2/_pythia8.so %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}
+%endif
 
 %if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
@@ -197,12 +218,14 @@ install -p -m 755 py3/_pythia8.*.so %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
 %files lhapdf
 %{_libdir}/libpythia8lhapdf*.so
 
+%if %{buildpy2}
 %files -n python2-%{name}
-%{python2_sitearch}
+%{python2_sitearch}/*
+%endif
 
 %if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
-%{python3_sitearch}
+%{python3_sitearch}/*
 %endif
 
 %files data
@@ -224,7 +247,7 @@ install -p -m 755 py3/_pythia8.*.so %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
 %changelog
 * Wed Jul 04 2018 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 8.2.35-1
 - Update to version 8.2.35
-- Add python bindings
+- Add python bindings (except on ppc64 for EPEL 6)
 - Change license tag from GPLv2 to GPLv2+
 
 * Wed Mar 07 2018 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 8.2.15-7