diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 4df1e4e1938a..62138fb58abe 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -488,8 +488,10 @@ with stdenv.lib;
   BRCMFMAC_PCIE? y
 
   # Support x2APIC (which requires IRQ remapping).
-  X86_X2APIC y
-  IRQ_REMAP y
+  ${optionalString (stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux") ''
+    X86_X2APIC y
+    IRQ_REMAP y
+  ''}
 
   ${kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig or ""}
   ${extraConfig}