diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fe54bf0cc8d2..f23b163942b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20722,7 +20722,11 @@ with pkgs;
   glibcInfo = callPackage ../development/libraries/glibc/info.nix { };
 
   glibc_multi = callPackage ../development/libraries/glibc/multi.nix {
-    glibc32 = pkgsi686Linux.glibc;
+    # The buildPackages is required for cross-compilation. The pkgsi686Linux set
+    # has target and host always set to the same value based on target platform
+    # of the current set. We need host to be same as build to correctly get i686
+    # variant of glibc.
+    glibc32 = pkgsi686Linux.buildPackages.glibc;
   };
 
   glm = callPackage ../development/libraries/glm { };