diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index 4db25f7b28..0a757b2391 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -11412,6 +11412,8 @@ (define-public java-kafka-clients
          "**/IntegrationTest.java"
          ;; Requires network
          "**/ClientUtilsTest.java"
+         ;; This test fails on i686
+         "**/SerializationTest.java"
          ;; "protocol is disabled or cipher suites are inappropriate"
          "**/SslTransportLayerTest.java"
          ;; End with errors that seem related to our powermock