diff --git a/SPECS/nodejs.spec b/SPECS/nodejs.spec
index 9f1c233..ab6998e 100644
--- a/SPECS/nodejs.spec
+++ b/SPECS/nodejs.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+%ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
+%define _optflags -j32
+%endif
+
 # fake EPEL in RDO
 %global nodejs_arches      %{ix86} x86_64 %{arm} aarch64 %{power64}
 # EPEL has an old ICU version, so disable the small-icu unbundling