diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
index 15b309c5e06..7bd7a9e9522 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-file/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ license="BSD"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=6519fb706d583231c2419592ebecdbb21d33c62eaf7a1a0b24ddfcb80c08bf07
 
+lib32disabled=yes
 bootstrap=yes
 noverifyrdeps=yes