diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index e13adb4..8fe85d4 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:           alex
 # part of haskell-platform-2011.1.0.0
 Version:        2.3.5
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A lexer generator for Haskell
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}
 Source0:        http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # fedora ghc archs:
-ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64 ppc alpha
+ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64 ppc alpha sparcv9
 BuildRequires:  ghc, ghc-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-rpm-macros >= 0.7.0
 BuildRequires:  autoconf docbook-style-xsl libxslt
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ cd ..
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 10 2011 Fabio M. Di Nitto <fdinitto@redhat.com> - 2.3.5-2
+- Enable build on sparcv9
+
 * Tue Feb 15 2011 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 2.3.5-1
 - update to 2.3.5 for haskell-platform-2011.1