diff --git a/mingw-w64-python/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-python/PKGBUILD
index f7533fd2b8..0147541ec4 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-python/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-python/PKGBUILD
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else
   pkgname=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-${_realname}${_pybasever}")
 fi
 pkgver=${_pybasever}.8
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="A high-level scripting language (mingw-w64)"
 arch=('any')
 mingw_arch=('mingw32' 'mingw64' 'ucrt64' 'clang64' 'clang32' 'clangarm64')
@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ build() {
     _extra_config+=("--with-pydebug")
   fi
 
+  case "${CARCH}" in
+    i686)
+      LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,--large-address-aware"
+    ;;
+  esac
+
   [[ -d "${srcdir}/build-${CARCH}" ]] && rm -rf "${srcdir}/build-${CARCH}"
   mkdir -p "${srcdir}/build-${CARCH}" && cd "${srcdir}/build-${CARCH}"