diff --git a/perl-Alien-ROOT.spec b/perl-Alien-ROOT.spec
index 7de9972..68b9e7a 100644
--- a/perl-Alien-ROOT.spec
+++ b/perl-Alien-ROOT.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           perl-Alien-ROOT
 Version:        5.34.36.1
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 Summary:        Utility package to install and locate CERN's ROOT library
 # README:               GPLv2+
 # lib/Alien/ROOT.pm:    GPLv2+
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Patch0:         Alien-ROOT-v5.34.36.1-Disable-build-time-check-for-Root.patch
 ExcludeArch:    ppc64
 # bug #1392479
 ExcludeArch:    ppc64le
+# bug #1482813
+ExcludeArch:    s390x
 BuildRequires:  coreutils
 BuildRequires:  findutils
 BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ perl Build.PL installdirs=vendor
 %{_mandir}/man3/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 18 2017 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 5.34.36.1-9
+- Disable building for s390x platform because of missing root (bug #1482813)
+
 * Thu Aug 03 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 5.34.36.1-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild