diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 3d69be9..0710c07 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 Summary: QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator
 Name: qemu
 Version: 1.7.0
-Release: 5%{?dist}.1
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 Epoch: 2
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ and BSD
 Group: Development/Tools
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ URL: http://www.qemu.org/
 %if %{with kvmonly}
 ExclusiveArch: %{kvm_archs}
 %endif
+# XXX: The rom packages need to be updated to cross compile like fedora does,
+# otherwise qemu-system-x86 deps are broken on ppc64
+ExcludeArch: ppc64
 
 # OOM killer breaks builds with parallel make on s390(x)
 %ifarch s390 s390x
@@ -1508,6 +1511,9 @@ getent passwd qemu >/dev/null || \
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 07 2014 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> 2:1.7.0-6
+- Don't build for ppc64, deps are broken
+
 * Wed Feb 26 2014 Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk> - 2:1.7.0-5.1
 - Build for EPEL7