diff --git a/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec b/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec
index de05d73ac..8f01cf83b 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec
+++ b/xCAT-server/xCAT-server.spec
@@ -27,10 +27,17 @@ AutoReqProv: no
 BuildArch: noarch
 Requires: perl-IO-Socket-SSL perl-XML-Simple perl-XML-Parser
 Obsoletes: atftp-xcat
+%endif
+
+# The aix rpm cmd forces us to do this outside of ifos type stmts
 %if %notpcm
+%ifos linux
+%ifnarch s390x
+# PCM does not use or ship conserver
 Requires: grub2-xcat
 %endif
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %if %fsm
 # nothing needed here