diff --git a/SPECS/mattermost-plugin-welcomebot.spec b/SPECS/mattermost-plugin-welcomebot.spec
index 10725c7..78ee723 100644
--- a/SPECS/mattermost-plugin-welcomebot.spec
+++ b/SPECS/mattermost-plugin-welcomebot.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ git clone https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-welcomebot
 export GOPATH=`pwd`
 export PATH="bin:"$PATH
 cd src/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-welcomebot
+%ifarch ppc64
+sed 's/-race//' -i Makefile
+%endif
 make