diff --git a/eccodes.spec b/eccodes.spec
index 982f521..afbe771 100644
--- a/eccodes.spec
+++ b/eccodes.spec
@@ -86,20 +86,21 @@ Requires: %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
 # So the old grib_api will need to be obsoleted.
 
 %if 0%{obsolete_grib_api}
-Provides:       grib_api = %{final_grib_api_version}
+# as stated in the note above, setting provides seems not correct here
+# Provides:       grib_api = %{final_grib_api_version}
 Obsoletes:      grib_api < %{final_grib_api_version}
 %endif
 
 # as explained in bugzilla #1562066
-#ExcludeArch: i686
+ExcludeArch: i686
 # as explained in bugzilla #1562071
 #  note: this is no longer part of fc30/rawhide
 #  but the exclude is still needed for EPEL-7
 #ExcludeArch: ppc64
 # as explained in bugzilla #1562076
-#ExcludeArch: s390x
+ExcludeArch: s390x
 # as explained in bugzilla #1562084
-#ExcludeArch: armv7hl
+ExcludeArch: armv7hl
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 7
 # as explained in bugzilla #1629377
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ Requires:   gcc-gfortran%{?_isa}
 Requires:   jasper-devel%{?_isa}
 
 %if 0%{obsolete_grib_api}
-Provides:   grib_api-devel = %{final_grib_api_version}
+# Provides:   grib_api-devel = %{final_grib_api_version}
 Obsoletes:  grib_api-devel < %{final_grib_api_version}
 %endif