diff --git a/arpack.spec b/arpack.spec
index 86d8413..63e5b4c 100644
--- a/arpack.spec
+++ b/arpack.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 Name:		arpack
 Version:	3.7.0
-Release:	4%{dist}
+Release:	6%{dist}
 Summary:	Fortran 77 subroutines for solving large scale eigenvalue problems
 
 License:	BSD
@@ -140,22 +140,12 @@ rm -r %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 
 %check
 pushd src
-# Test failing on ppc64le https://github.com/opencollab/arpack-ng/issues/230
-%ifarch ppc64le
-%make_build check || :
-%else
 %make_build check
-%endif
 pushd EXAMPLES ; make clean ; popd
 popd
 %if %{build64}
 pushd src64
-# Test failing on ppc64le https://github.com/opencollab/arpack-ng/issues/230
-%ifarch ppc64le
-%make_build check || :
-%else
 %make_build check
-%endif
 pushd EXAMPLES ; make clean ; popd
 popd
 %endif
@@ -193,6 +183,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 29 2020 Orion Poplawski <orion@nwra.com> - 3.7.0-6
+- Tests no longer failing on ppc64le 
+
 * Wed Feb 19 2020 David Schwörer <davidsch@fedoraproject.org> - 3.7.0-5
 - fix failure with gcc 10