diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix
index 4dfad0fae869..9d0b506efeea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/default.nix
@@ -161,5 +161,6 @@ 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;
   };
 }