diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/cjdns.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/cjdns.nix
index 12c2677c336..39b62bdc709 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/cjdns.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/cjdns.nix
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ in
         RestartSec = 1;
         CapabilityBoundingSet = "CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_RAW CAP_SETUID";
         ProtectSystem = true;
-        MemoryDenyWriteExecute = true;
+        # Doesn't work on i686, causing service to fail
+        MemoryDenyWriteExecute = !pkgs.stdenv.isi686;
         ProtectHome = true;
         PrivateTmp = true;
       };