diff --git a/src/Package/Module.zig b/src/Package/Module.zig
index bfcef038edb7..af91b01c9a8e 100644
--- a/src/Package/Module.zig
+++ b/src/Package/Module.zig
@@ -205,7 +205,12 @@ pub fn create(arena: Allocator, options: CreateOptions) !*Package.Module {
     const omit_frame_pointer = b: {
         if (options.inherited.omit_frame_pointer) |x| break :b x;
         if (options.parent) |p| break :b p.omit_frame_pointer;
-        if (optimize_mode == .ReleaseSmall) break :b true;
+        if (optimize_mode == .ReleaseSmall) {
+            // On x86, in most cases, keeping the frame pointer usually results in smaller binary size.
+            // This has to do with how instructions for memory access via the stack base pointer register (when keeping the frame pointer)
+            // are smaller than instructions for memory access via the stack pointer register (when omitting the frame pointer).
+            break :b !target.cpu.arch.isX86();
+        }
         break :b false;
     };