diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index bc3cdbbaed..2b3df5d75a 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1508,6 +1508,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/libtommath-integer-overflow.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/libtool-grep-compat.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/libtool-skip-tests2.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/libtree-fix-check-non-x86.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/libusb-0.1-disable-tests.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/libusb-for-axoloti.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/libutils-add-includes.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 6a6cbc118d..c81740a5a1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2022, 2023 Demis Balbach <db@minikn.xyz>
 ;;; Copyright © 2023 Bruno Victal <mirai@makinata.eu>
 ;;; Copyright © 2023 Yovan Naumovski <yovan@gorski.stream>
+;;; Copyright © 2023 Zheng Junjie <873216071@qq.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -9822,6 +9823,7 @@ formats.")
              (url "https://github.com/haampie/libtree")
              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (patches (search-patches "libtree-fix-check-non-x86.patch"))
        (sha256
         (base32 "1jbc60cslzcfxk9jwva51ncr1zl1nz0fkgfjdckgv81is11nswmb"))))
     (arguments
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/libtree-fix-check-non-x86.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/libtree-fix-check-non-x86.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f020c5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/libtree-fix-check-non-x86.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 061d3ec62707a526a83482e57d202a66f9d776cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ismael Luceno <ismael@iodev.co.uk>
+Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:34:39 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Test the -m32 and -m64 compiler flags before use
+
+Fixes: https://github.com/haampie/libtree/issues/78
+Signed-off-by: Ismael Luceno <ismael@iodev.co.uk>
+---
+ tests/05_32_bits/Makefile | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/05_32_bits/Makefile b/tests/05_32_bits/Makefile
+index 2c0bece..5628f42 100644
+--- a/tests/05_32_bits/Makefile
++++ b/tests/05_32_bits/Makefile
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ 
+ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
+ 
+-.PHONY: clean
++.PHONY: clean check
+ 
+ all: check
+ 
+@@ -21,11 +21,21 @@ exe64: lib64/libx.so
+ exe32: lib32/libx.so
+ 	echo 'extern int a(); int _start(){return a();}' | $(CC) -m32 "-Wl,-rpath,$(CURDIR)/lib64" "-Wl,-rpath,$(CURDIR)/lib32" -o $@ -nostdlib -x c - -Llib32 -lx
+ 
+-check: exe32 exe64
+-	../../libtree exe32
+-	../../libtree exe64
+-
+ clean:
+ 	rm -rf lib32 lib64 exe*
+ 
+ CURDIR ?= $(.CURDIR)
++
++test-flag = 2>/dev/null ${CC} -E /dev/null
++test-end = && echo y || echo n
++support-m32 != ${test-flag} -m32 ${test-end}
++support-m64 != ${test-flag} -m64 ${test-end}
++
++check${support-m32:y=}:: exe32
++	../../libtree exe32
++
++check${support-m64:y=}:: exe64
++	../../libtree exe64
++
++check${support-m32:n=} check${support-m64:n=}::
++	@echo WARNING: test skipped at ${CURDIR}