diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 9a75544..33bff88 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # set to zero to avoid running test suite
 %define make_check 1
+
+%ifarch ia64
+# hits ecj bug on ia64: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=154700
+%define with_java 0
+%else
 %define with_java 1
+%endif
 
 # set JDK path to build javahl; default for JPackage
 %define jdk_path /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj