diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mi/minizip-ng/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mi/minizip-ng/package.nix
index 268659f8b1b4..862ef3c9c2e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mi/minizip-ng/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mi/minizip-ng/package.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DMZ_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=${if finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck then "ON" else "OFF"}"
     "-DMZ_LIB_SUFFIX='-ng'"
   ]
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686 [
+    # tests fail
+    "-DMZ_PKCRYPT=OFF"
+  ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
     # missing header file
     "-DMZ_LIBCOMP=OFF"