diff --git a/ocaml-facile.spec b/ocaml-facile.spec
index c67c728..22fe8be 100644
--- a/ocaml-facile.spec
+++ b/ocaml-facile.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 %define opt %(test -x %{_bindir}/ocamlopt && echo 1 || echo 0)
 %define debug_package %{nil}
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 9
+# no ocaml (#438562)
+ExcludeArch: ppc64
+%endif
+
 Name:          ocaml-facile
 Version:       1.1
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Release:       2%{?dist}.1
 Summary:       OCaml library for constraint programming
 Summary(fr):   Librairie OCaml de programmation par contraintes
 
@@ -107,6 +112,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/ocaml/facile/*.mli
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 21 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 1.1-2.1
+- ExcludeArch: ppc64 on Fedora < 9 (no ocaml, #438562)
+
 * Wed Mar 19 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 1.1-2
 - use correct syntax for French description