diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
index 48e0072e0892..6b7b8069fd44 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
@@ -124,10 +124,14 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    assertions = lib.singleton {
-      assertion = cfg.driSupport32Bit -> pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64;
-      message = "Option driSupport32Bit only makes sense on a 64-bit system.";
-    };
+    assertions = [
+      { assertion = cfg.driSupport32Bit -> pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64;
+        message = "Option driSupport32Bit only makes sense on a 64-bit system.";
+      }
+      { assertion = cfg.driSupport32Bit -> (config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.features.ia32Emulation or false);
+        message = "Option driSupport32Bit requires a kernel that supports 32bit emulation";
+      }
+    ];
 
     systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
       "L+ /run/opengl-driver - - - - ${package}"
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
index 3f6479c572b8..30878d1b96c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ let
     netfilterRPFilter = true;
     grsecurity = false;
     xen_dom0 = false;
+    ia32Emulation = true;
   } // features) kernelPatches;
 
   intermediateNixConfig = import ./common-config.nix {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index efe9dbd2e629..e79903446740 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14870,6 +14870,7 @@ in
 
   # Hardened linux
   hardenedLinuxPackagesFor = kernel: linuxPackagesFor (kernel.override {
+    features.ia32Emulation = false;
     extraConfig = import ../os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix {
       inherit stdenv;
       inherit (kernel) version;