diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
index ccf03ccabdcf..c8dad069dccc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1l4yw9fqc1blvx1sq1jnfvp1jijla3ca2jw90p4x9m8hvfpc933c";
   };
 
-  patches = [
+  patches =
+    # TODO: apply unconditionally on a rebuild; probably included in > 1.16.0
+    lib.optional (stdenv.is32bit && stdenv.isLinux) (fetchpatch {
+      name = "test_t-edit-sign.diff"; # we experienced segmentation fault in this test
+      url = "https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git;a=patch;h=81a33ea5e1b86d586b956e893a5b25c4cd41c969";
+      sha256 = "1xxvv0kc9wdj5hzpddzs3cn8dhmm2cb29224a7h9vairraq5272h";
+    })
+  ++ [
     (fetchpatch { # gpg: Send --with-keygrip when listing keys
       name = "c4cf527ea227edb468a84bf9b8ce996807bd6992.patch";
       url = "http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gpgme.git;a=patch;h=c4cf527ea227edb468a84bf9b8ce996807bd6992";