diff --git a/R-dplyr.spec b/R-dplyr.spec
index 0d8805d..bdae04a 100644
--- a/R-dplyr.spec
+++ b/R-dplyr.spec
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{rlibdir}/R.css
 %check
 export LANG=C.UTF-8
 %if %{without bootstrap}
+# yay weird ibm arches
+%ifarch ppc64le
+%{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname} --no-vignettes
+%else
 %{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname}
+%endif
 %else
 _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=0 %{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname} --no-vignettes
 %endif