diff --git a/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix b/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
index 287a74b20..150cbe740 100644
--- a/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ in
   config = {
     _module.args = {
       pkgs = _pkgs;
-      pkgs_i686 = if _pkgs.stdenv.isLinux then _pkgs.pkgsi686Linux else {};
+      pkgs_i686 =
+        if _pkgs.stdenv.isLinux && _pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86
+        then _pkgs.pkgsi686Linux
+        else { };
     };
   };
 }