diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
index d9f08d7a16b..617abcfe147 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ depends="nss>=3.37.3 desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 build_options="alsa dbus pulseaudio startup_notification xscreensaver sndio"
 build_options_default="alsa dbus pulseaudio startup_notification xscreensaver sndio"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	i686*) broken="ENOMEM";;
+esac
+
 post_extract() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl)