diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
index d62ade04e630..63091e9875f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   # nvidia-settings).  Used to support 32-bit binaries on 64-bit
   # Linux.
   libsOnly ? false
+, # don't include the bundled 32-bit libraries on 64-bit platforms,
+  # even if it’s in downloaded binary
+  disable32Bit ? false
 }:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ assert ! versionOlder version "391" -> stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-lin
 let
   nameSuffix = optionalString (!libsOnly) "-${kernel.version}";
   pkgSuffix = optionalString (versionOlder version "304") "-pkg0";
-  i686bundled = versionAtLeast version "391";
+  i686bundled = versionAtLeast version "391" && !disable32Bit;
 
   libPathFor = pkgs: pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath [ pkgs.libdrm pkgs.xorg.libXext pkgs.xorg.libX11
     pkgs.xorg.libXv pkgs.xorg.libXrandr pkgs.xorg.libxcb pkgs.zlib pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc ];