diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index db70b55818fe..260437fecb8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ let
 
       # Enable crashkernel support
       PROC_VMCORE = yes;
+      HIGHMEM4G = lib.mkIf (stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86 && stdenv.hostPlatform.is32bit) yes;
 
       # Track memory leaks and performance issues related to allocations.
       MEM_ALLOC_PROFILING = whenAtLeast "6.10" yes;