diff --git a/SPECS/podman.spec b/SPECS/podman.spec
index 5166d56..f60f47e 100644
--- a/SPECS/podman.spec
+++ b/SPECS/podman.spec
@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ popd
 ln -s vendor src
 export GOPATH=$(pwd)/_output:$(pwd)
 export BUILDTAGS="selinux seccomp $(hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh) $(hack/btrfs_tag.sh) containers_image_ostree_stub"
+%ifarch ppc64
 export CGO_ENABLED=0
+%endif
 BUILDTAGS=$BUILDTAGS make -C conmon
 popd