diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix
index 73c2cc0b30aa..09b79c59e7d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix
@@ -174,5 +174,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ raskin ];
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ];
+    broken = stdenv.isi686;
   };
 }