diff --git a/SPECS/mercurial.spec b/SPECS/mercurial.spec
index ba02b93..2292230 100644
--- a/SPECS/mercurial.spec
+++ b/SPECS/mercurial.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ documentation.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{upstreamversion}
 %patch -P1 -p1 -b .py392
+%ifarch %{ix86}
 %patch -P2 -p1 -b .py392-exeption
+%endif
 
 # Patch files to use python2 instead of (since lately) non existent python binary.
 sed -i 's|python|python2|' %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/Makefile %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/doc/Makefile