diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
index 3d146c54398..66510919e34 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
          "/bin:/usr/bin", which is inappropriate on NixOS machines. This
          patch extends the search path by "/run/current-system/sw/bin". */
       ./fix_path_attribute_in_getconf.patch
-
-      ./fix-i686-memchr.patch
-    ];
+    ]
+      ++ lib.optional stdenv.isi686 ./fix-i686-memchr.patch;
 
   postPatch =
     # Needed for glibc to build with the gnumake 3.82