diff --git a/alsa-tools.spec b/alsa-tools.spec
index 07c8436..7aab26b 100644
--- a/alsa-tools.spec
+++ b/alsa-tools.spec
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 # The source tarball has been pruned to remove the "ac3dec" directory, due
 # to legal concerns that the contents might be subject to patent claims
 
+# Note that the Version is intended to coincide with the version of ALSA
+# included with the Fedora kernel, rather than necessarily the very latest
+# upstream version of alsa-tools
+
 Summary:        Specialist tools for ALSA
 Name:           alsa-tools
 Version:        1.0.12
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 License:        GPL
 Group:          Applications/Multimedia
 URL:            http://www.alsa-project.org/
@@ -22,6 +26,9 @@ BuildRequires:  fltk-devel
 Buildrequires:  desktop-file-utils
 %endif
 
+# Doesn't build on PPC; see bug #219010
+ExcludeArch:    ppc
+
 %description
 This package contains several specialist tools for use with ALSA, including
 a number of programs that provide access to special hardware facilities on
@@ -158,6 +165,9 @@ done
 %endif # ?_with_firmware
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 09 2006 Tim Jackson <rpm@timj.co.uk> - 1.0.12-4
+- ExcludeArch ppc (#219010)
+
 * Sun Nov 26 2006 Tim Jackson <rpm@timj.co.uk> - 1.0.12-3
 - Add gtk2-devel BR