diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-225.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-225.ebuild
index 1a325de67930f..8e44315bcf96a 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-225.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-225.ebuild
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ src_configure() {
 	# Fix systems broken by bug #509454.
 	[[ ${MY_UDEVDIR} ]] || MY_UDEVDIR=/lib/udev
 
+	# Prevent conflicts with i686 cross toolchain, bug 559726
+	tc-export AR CC NM OBJCOPY RANLIB
+
 	multilib-minimal_src_configure
 }
 
diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
index 1a325de67930f..8e44315bcf96a 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ src_configure() {
 	# Fix systems broken by bug #509454.
 	[[ ${MY_UDEVDIR} ]] || MY_UDEVDIR=/lib/udev
 
+	# Prevent conflicts with i686 cross toolchain, bug 559726
+	tc-export AR CC NM OBJCOPY RANLIB
+
 	multilib-minimal_src_configure
 }