diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f0ba3a1552e3..b33088174734 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2396,7 +2396,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   exa = callPackage ../tools/misc/exa { };
 
-  exempi = callPackage ../development/libraries/exempi { };
+  exempi = callPackage ../development/libraries/exempi {
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isi686 then overrideCC stdenv gcc6 else stdenv;
+  };
 
   execline = skawarePackages.execline;