diff --git a/libgda.spec b/libgda.spec
index 6b9493f..103c9fa 100644
--- a/libgda.spec
+++ b/libgda.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Name:           libgda
 Epoch:          1
 Version:        5.1.1
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Library for writing gnome database programs
 
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -190,12 +190,40 @@ touch -r AUTHORS AUTHORS.new && mv AUTHORS.new AUTHORS
 %build
 # set LD_LIBRARY_PATH manually since it fails to find libjvm with_java7
 %if 0%{?with_java}
+# this list should match the setup in java-1.7.0-openjdk.spec
+# or getsp.java should be fixed
 %ifarch x86_64
 %global archinstall amd64
 %endif
 %ifarch %{ix86}
 %global archinstall i386
 %endif
+%ifarch ppc
+%global archinstall ppc
+%endif
+%ifarch ppc64
+%global archinstall ppc64
+%endif
+%ifarch ia64
+%global archinstall ia64
+%endif
+%ifarch s390
+%global archinstall s390
+%endif
+%ifarch s390x
+%global archinstall s390x
+%endif
+%ifarch %{arm}
+%global archinstall arm
+%endif
+# 32 bit sparc, optimized for v9
+%ifarch sparcv9
+%global archinstall sparc
+%endif
+# 64 bit sparc
+%ifarch sparc64
+%global archinstall sparcv9
+%endif
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/jvm/java/jre/lib/%{archinstall}/server:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 %endif
 # vala support has not been tested yet so it is not enabled yet
@@ -362,6 +390,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 25 2012 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 1:5.1.1-4
+- fix Java detection on secondary arches
+
 * Wed Oct 24 2012 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 1:5.1.1-3
 - Enable introspection (#869072)