diff --git a/srcpkgs/llvm12/template b/srcpkgs/llvm12/template
index ea5bed8e609..ce1abfdc731 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/llvm12/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/llvm12/template
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ post_patch() {
 	cp $XBPS_COMMONDIR/environment/configure/automake/config.guess \
 		${wrksrc}/cmake
 
-	# fix linker failures on 32-bit ppc
+	# fix linker failures on some archs
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		ppc64*) ;;
-		aarch64*|ppc*)
+		aarch64*|ppc*|i686*)
 			vsed -i 's,check_library_exists(gcc_s .*,set(LIBCXXABI_HAS_GCC_S_LIB ON),' \
 				${wrksrc}/projects/libcxxabi/cmake/config-ix.cmake
 			vsed -i 's,check_library_exists(gcc .*,set(LIBCXXABI_HAS_GCC_LIB ON),' \