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diff --git a/gnu/packages.scm b/gnu/packages.scm
index 48390575ba..4742f49405 100644
--- a/gnu/packages.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages.scm
@@ -111,14 +111,18 @@ FILE-NAME found in %PATCH-PATH."
 (define (search-bootstrap-binary file-name system)
   "Search the bootstrap binary FILE-NAME for SYSTEM.  Raise an error if not
 found."
-  (or (search-path (%bootstrap-binaries-path)
-                   (string-append system "/" file-name))
-      (raise (condition
-              (&message
-               (message
-                (format #f (G_ "could not find bootstrap binary '~a' \
+  ;; On x86_64 always use the i686 binaries.
+  (let ((system (match system
+                  ("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")
+                  (_ system))))
+    (or (search-path (%bootstrap-binaries-path)
+                     (string-append system "/" file-name))
+        (raise (condition
+                (&message
+                 (message
+                  (format #f (G_ "could not find bootstrap binary '~a' \
 for system '~a'")
-                        file-name system)))))))
+                          file-name system))))))))
 
 (define %distro-root-directory
   ;; Absolute file name of the module hierarchy.  Since (gnu packages …) might