diff --git a/0102-curl-7.84.0-test3026.patch b/0102-curl-7.84.0-test3026.patch
index d92ed07..e00ef94 100644
--- a/0102-curl-7.84.0-test3026.patch
+++ b/0102-curl-7.84.0-test3026.patch
@@ -53,3 +53,18 @@ index fb80cc8..01f2ba5 100644
 -- 
 2.35.3
 
+diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib3026.c b/tests/libtest/lib3026.c
+index 43fe335..70cd7a4 100644
+--- a/tests/libtest/lib3026.c
++++ b/tests/libtest/lib3026.c
+@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ int test(char *URL)
+   for(i = 0; i < tid_count; i++) {
+     int res = pthread_create(&tids[i], NULL, run_thread, &results[i]);
+     if(res) {
+-      fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d Couldn't create thread, errno %d\n",
+-              __FILE__, __LINE__, res);
++      fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d Couldn't create thread, i=%u, errno %d\n",
++              __FILE__, __LINE__, i, res);
+       tid_count = i;
+       test_failure = -1;
+       goto cleanup;
diff --git a/curl.spec b/curl.spec
index f3a2169..b2fd81e 100644
--- a/curl.spec
+++ b/curl.spec
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ printf "702\n703\n716\n" >> tests/data/DISABLED
 printf "3000\n3001\n" >> tests/data/DISABLED
 %endif
 
+# test3026: avoid pthread_create() failure due to resource exhaustion on i386
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+sed -e 's|NUM_THREADS 1000$|NUM_THREADS 256|' \
+    -i tests/libtest/lib3026.c
+%endif
+
 # adapt test 323 for updated OpenSSL
 sed -e 's|^35$|35,52|' -i tests/data/test323