diff --git a/eclipse.spec b/eclipse.spec
index 1aa61ae..6eff59f 100644
--- a/eclipse.spec
+++ b/eclipse.spec
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ pushd plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime
 %patch24 -p0
 popd
 
+%ifnarch ppc64 s390 s390x
 # tomcat patches
 pushd plugins/org.eclipse.tomcat
 %patch28 -p0
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ popd
 pushd plugins/org.eclipse.help.webapp
 %patch31 -p0
 popd
+%endif
 pushd plugins/org.eclipse.compare
 #%patch33 -p0
 popd
@@ -1627,6 +1629,7 @@ fi
 - Update webapp build patch.
 - Use commons-* instead of jakarta-commons-*.
 - Don't delete jars in %%install.
+- Don't apply tomcat and webapp patches on ppc64, s390, and s390x (for now).
 
 * Tue Jul 04 2006 Ben Konrath <bkonrath@redhat.com> 3.2.0-1jpp_1fc
 - Fix tomcat symlinks.