diff --git a/R-3.6.2-ppc64-no-const-long-double.patch b/R-3.6.2-ppc64-no-const-long-double.patch
index d1427a3..34948fd 100644
--- a/R-3.6.2-ppc64-no-const-long-double.patch
+++ b/R-3.6.2-ppc64-no-const-long-double.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-diff -up ./src/main/arithmetic.c.orig ./src/main/arithmetic.c
---- ./src/main/arithmetic.c.orig	2019-12-12 18:30:12.416334062 +0000
-+++ ./src/main/arithmetic.c	2019-12-12 18:30:44.966334062 +0000
-@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ void attribute_hidden InitArithmetic()
- #endif
+diff -up R-3.6.2/src/main/arithmetic.c.ppc64 R-3.6.2/src/main/arithmetic.c
+--- R-3.6.2/src/main/arithmetic.c.ppc64	2019-10-18 18:15:02.000000000 -0400
++++ R-3.6.2/src/main/arithmetic.c	2019-12-18 09:05:50.363220122 -0500
+@@ -177,7 +177,12 @@ void attribute_hidden InitArithmetic()
  }
  
--#if HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE && (SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE > SIZEOF_DOUBLE)
-+/* PowerPC 64 (when gcc has -mlong-double-128) breaks here because
-+ * of issues constant folding 128bit IBM long doubles.
-+ */
-+#if HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE && (SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE > SIZEOF_DOUBLE) && !__PPC64__
+ #if HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE && (SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE > SIZEOF_DOUBLE)
++# ifdef __PPC64__
++ // PowerPC 64 (when gcc has -mlong-double-128) fails constant folding with LDOUBLE
++#  define q_1_eps (1 / LDBL_EPSILON)
++# else
  static LDOUBLE q_1_eps = 1 / LDBL_EPSILON;
++# endif
  #else
  static double  q_1_eps = 1 / DBL_EPSILON;
+ #endif
diff --git a/R.spec b/R.spec
index 058d56f..013e467 100644
--- a/R.spec
+++ b/R.spec
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 Name: R
 Version: 3.6.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: A language for data analysis and graphics
 URL: http://www.r-project.org
 Source0: https://cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-3/R-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -1221,6 +1221,9 @@ R CMD javareconf \
 %{_libdir}/libRmath.a
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 18 2019 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 3.6.2-2
+- adjust ppc64 patch to reflect upstream fix
+
 * Thu Dec 12 2019 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 3.6.2-1
 - update to 3.6.2
 - disable tests on all non-intel arches