diff --git a/python-torch.changes b/python-torch.changes
index c0ce6a7..af1f34c 100644
--- a/python-torch.changes
+++ b/python-torch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 26 13:07:14 UTC 2020 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
+
+- Exclude i586 builds for now, they fail with a cryptic return
+  code of 1 from cmake from python.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 21 14:15:00 UTC 2020 - Christian Goll <cgoll@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-torch.spec b/python-torch.spec
index fd1d909..2cb3ca6 100644
--- a/python-torch.spec
+++ b/python-torch.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 %define skip_python2 1
 %define pname torch
 
+
+
 Name:           python-torch
 Version:        1.4.0
 Release:        0
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ Source22:       https://github.com/pytorch/QNNPACK/archive/7d2a4e9931a82adc38142
 Patch0:         removed-peachpy-depedency.patch
 Patch1:         skip-third-party-check.patch
 
+# A python call to cmake fails with a return code of 1 on this arch, disable it for now.
+ExcludeArch:    %ix86
+
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Gloo}
 %ifarch x86_64
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module PeachPy}