diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix
index 90de624c733f..172f1347f6b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gpsbabel/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [ "--with-zlib=system" ]
     # Floating point behavior on i686 causes test failures. Preventing
     # extended precision fixes this problem.
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isi686 "CXXFLAGS=-ffloat-store";
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isi686 [
+      "CFLAGS=-ffloat-store" "CXXFLAGS=-ffloat-store"
+    ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -32,7 +34,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs testo
     substituteInPlace testo \
       --replace "-x /usr/bin/hexdump" ""
-  '';
+  '' + (
+    # The raymarine and gtm tests fail on i686 despite -ffloat-store.
+    if stdenv.isi686 then "rm -v testo.d/raymarine.test testo.d/gtm.test;"
+    else ""
+  );
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Convert, upload and download data from GPS and Map programs";