diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/1.8.0-rc1.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/1.8.0-rc1.nix
index 41d37d3e39a..24ba479186e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/1.8.0-rc1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/spidermonkey/1.8.0-rc1.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postUnpack = "sourceRoot=\${sourceRoot}/src";
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isi686 "pic";
 
   makefileExtra = ./Makefile.extra;
   makefile = "Makefile.ref";