diff --git a/texlive.spec b/texlive.spec
index 0572c2c..2e27f01 100644
--- a/texlive.spec
+++ b/texlive.spec
@@ -28,9 +28,16 @@
 # Remove xdvi due to X11 removal from rhel10/c10s
 %global xdvi 0
 
+# texlive tex4ht java classes are not built for i686 as it requires javac for building
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+%global build_tex4ht_java 0
+%else
+%global build_tex4ht_java 1
+%endif
+
 Name: texlive
 Version: %{source_date}
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}.alma.1
 Epoch: %{tl_epoch}
 Summary: TeX formatting system
 Group: Applications/Publishing
@@ -68,7 +75,9 @@ BuildRequires: python3-devel python3-setuptools
 # RPATH DIE DIE DIE
 BuildRequires: chrpath
 # need javac to build tex4ht.jar
+%if 0%{?build_tex4ht_java}
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/javac
+%endif
 
 Requires: texlive-scheme-basic
 Requires: texlive-collection-latexrecommended
@@ -24555,12 +24564,14 @@ done
 
 %make_build world STRIPPROG=/bin/true STRIP=/bin/true
 
+%if 0%{?build_tex4ht_java}
 # build java classes for tex4ht from source and remove the prebuilt one
 mkdir tex4ht-java
 cd ../texk/tex4htk/java
 javac *.java */*.java */*/*.java -d ../../../work/tex4ht-java
 cd ../../../work/tex4ht-java
 jar cvf ../tex4ht-java/tex4ht.jar .
+%endif
 
 %install
 # make directories
@@ -25005,8 +25016,10 @@ chrpath --delete %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libptexenc.so.*
 # Renaming it should prevent it from being included
 mv %{buildroot}%{_texdir}/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/dvipdfm35.map %{buildroot}%{_texdir}/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/dvipdfm35.oldmap
 
+%if 0%{?build_tex4ht_java}
 # install java classes for tex4ht from source and remove the prebuilt one
 cp -f source/work/tex4ht-java/tex4ht.jar %{buildroot}%{_texdir}/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar
+%endif
 
 # SCRIPTLETS
 %pretrans base -p <lua>
@@ -27831,6 +27844,9 @@ yes | %{_bindir}/updmap-sys --quiet --syncwithtrees >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_texdir}/texmf-dist/tex/latex/hypcap
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 14 2026 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 13:20240311-6.alma.1
+- Exclude tex4ht-java classes for i686 as it requires javac for building
+
 * Fri Dec 06 2024 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> - 13:20240311-6
 - Resolves: RHEL-70243, remove xdvi due to removal of X11 in ghostscript
 - Resolves: RHEL-69757, fix python-sphinx FTBFS