diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-gcc/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-gcc/template
index 658eb5fbcbf..b99ae6ea6c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-gcc/template
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ do_configure() {
 
 	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv6l" ]; then
 		_floatabi="--with-float=hard"
+	elif [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "i686" ]; then
+		# Required by gmp
+		export ABI=32
 	fi
 
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then