diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
index 1271aa8c986..549175ed7b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ coreutils ];
 
-  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+  # Since glibc-2.25 the i686 tests hang reliably right after test-sleep.
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin && (stdenv.system != "i686-linux");
 
   outputs = [ "out" "info" ];