diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 16362de9ae01..0aaefc2a723e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ with stdenv.lib;
   ${optionalString stdenv.is64bit ''
     INTEL_IOMMU_DEFAULT_ON y
   ''}
-  ${optionalString (versionAtLeast version "3.9") ''
+  ${optionalString (versionAtLeast version "3.9" && stdenv.is64bit) ''
     VFIO_PCI_VGA y
   ''}
   VIRT_DRIVERS y