diff --git a/bypy/linux/__main__.py b/bypy/linux/__main__.py
index fe3a183e7..0dad78acb 100644
--- a/bypy/linux/__main__.py
+++ b/bypy/linux/__main__.py
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ def create_tarfile(env, compression_level='9'):
     print('Compressing archive...')
     ans = f'{dist.rpartition(".")[0]}.txz'
     start_time = time.time()
-    subprocess.check_call(['xz', '--verbose', '--threads=0', '-f', f'-{compression_level}', dist])
+    threads = 4 if arch == 'i686' else 0
+    subprocess.check_call(['xz', '--verbose', f'--threads={threads}', '-f', f'-{compression_level}', dist])
     secs = time.time() - start_time
     print('Compressed in {} minutes {} seconds'.format(secs // 60, secs % 60))
     os.rename(f'{dist}.xz', ans)