diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/llvm.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/llvm.nix
index abfac1cce14..4978570334e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/llvm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/llvm.nix
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -s $lib/lib/libLLVM.dylib $lib/lib/libLLVM-${release_version}.dylib
   '';
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.isLinux;
+  doCheck = stdenv.isLinux && (!stdenv.isi686);
 
   checkTarget = "check-all";