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diff --git a/gnu/packages.scm b/gnu/packages.scm
index a1814205f9..9cd57fc704 100644
--- a/gnu/packages.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages.scm
@@ -109,14 +109,18 @@ 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