diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix
index e59bc934d4b..eed7cd017c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rec {
   buildPatchelfInVM = runInLinuxVM patchelf;
 
 
-  testRPMImage = makeImageTestScript diskImages.fedora16i386;
+  testRPMImage = makeImageTestScript diskImages.fedora16x86_64;
 
 
   buildPatchelfRPM = buildRPM {