diff --git a/srcpkgs/openvdb/template b/srcpkgs/openvdb/template
index 86d99416e36..845aba9a688 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openvdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openvdb/template
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ checksum=ad3816e8f1931d1d6fdbddcec5a1acd30695d049dd10aa965096b2fb9972b468
 # reduce spam in log output
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" -eq 32 ]; then
+	# fix "virtual memory exhausted: Operation not permitted" errors
+	nodebug=yes
+fi
+
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
 	configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES=-latomic"