diff --git a/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template b/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template
index becb6f9fb7..cbc315b74a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kexec-tools/template
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ checksum=ed8001b335ac8f8a9631387d1b91f6e61e8d6f1f45a8e198a78cfb4318895e0e
 
 pre_build() {
 	rm ${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/strip
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		i686*) vsed -i '/compat_x86_64.S/d' purgatory/arch/i386/Makefile;;
+	esac
 }