diff --git a/SPECS/ceph.spec b/SPECS/ceph.spec
index 2ae3dc0..97911f6 100644
--- a/SPECS/ceph.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ceph.spec
@@ -31,15 +31,18 @@
 %else
 %bcond_without tcmalloc
 %endif
+%ifarch x86_64 ppc64le
+%bcond_without system_pmdk
+%else
+%bcond_with system_pmdk
+%endif
 %bcond_without rbd_ssd_cache
 %ifarch x86_64
 %bcond_without rbd_rwl_cache
 %else
 %bcond_with rbd_rwl_cache
-%global _system_pmdk 1
 %endif
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
-%bcond_without system_pmdk
 %bcond_without selinux
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 %bcond_with cephfs_java