diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6aa12fdf3ae..80d75d109d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3753,6 +3753,10 @@ pythonPackages = python.modules // rec {
       sed -i -e '
         s|e\.path\.startswith("/tmp/temp-device-")|"temp-device-" in e.path|
       ' tests/test__ped_ped.py
+    '' + pkgs.lib.optionalString stdenv.isi686 ''
+      # remove some integers in this test case which overflow on 32bit systems
+      sed -i -r -e '/class *UnitGetSizeTestCase/,/^$/{/[0-9]{11}/d}' \
+        tests/test__ped_ped.py
     '';
 
     preConfigure = ''