diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 55bdb38d5d86..8839a999a965 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -174,14 +174,15 @@ build_script:
   - python %LOCAL_GOMA_DIR%\goma_ctl.py stat
   - python electron/build/profile_toolchain.py --output-json=out/Default/windows_toolchain_profile.json
   - 7z a node_headers.zip out\Default\gen\node_headers
+  # Temporarily disable symbol generation on 32-bit Windows due to failures  
   - ps: >-
-      if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release') {
+      if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release' -And $env:TARGET_ARCH -ne 'ia32') {
         # Needed for msdia140.dll on 64-bit windows
         $env:Path += ";$pwd\third_party\llvm-build\Release+Asserts\bin"
         ninja -C out/Default electron:electron_symbols
       }
   - ps: >-
-      if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release') {
+      if ($env:GN_CONFIG -eq 'release' -And $env:TARGET_ARCH -ne 'ia32') {
         python electron\script\zip-symbols.py
         appveyor-retry appveyor PushArtifact out/Default/symbols.zip
       } else {
diff --git a/script/release/release.js b/script/release/release.js
index 21ebbc0836ae..97873ec38c37 100755
--- a/script/release/release.js
+++ b/script/release/release.js
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ function assetsForVersion (version, validatingRelease) {
     `electron-${version}-mas-arm64-symbols.zip`,
     `electron-${version}-mas-arm64.zip`,
     `electron-${version}-win32-ia32-pdb.zip`,
-    `electron-${version}-win32-ia32-symbols.zip`,
+    // TODO(jkleinsc) Symbol generation on 32-bit Windows is temporarily disabled due to failures
+    // `electron-${version}-win32-ia32-symbols.zip`,
     `electron-${version}-win32-ia32.zip`,
     `electron-${version}-win32-x64-pdb.zip`,
     `electron-${version}-win32-x64-symbols.zip`,
diff --git a/script/release/uploaders/upload.py b/script/release/uploaders/upload.py
index 014d7c53749b..c3f860603624 100755
--- a/script/release/uploaders/upload.py
+++ b/script/release/uploaders/upload.py
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ def main():
   shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'dist.zip'), electron_zip)
   upload_electron(release, electron_zip, args)
   if get_target_arch() != 'mips64el':
-    symbols_zip = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, SYMBOLS_NAME)
-    shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'symbols.zip'), symbols_zip)
-    upload_electron(release, symbols_zip, args)
+    if get_target_arch() != 'ia32' and PLATFORM != 'win32':
+      symbols_zip = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, SYMBOLS_NAME)
+      shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'symbols.zip'), symbols_zip)
+      upload_electron(release, symbols_zip, args)
   if PLATFORM == 'darwin':
     if get_platform_key() == 'darwin' and get_target_arch() == 'x64':
       api_path = os.path.join(ELECTRON_DIR, 'electron-api.json')
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ def main():
     shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'dsym-snapshot.zip'), dsym_snaphot_zip)
     upload_electron(release, dsym_snaphot_zip, args)    
   elif PLATFORM == 'win32':
-    pdb_zip = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, PDB_NAME)
-    shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'pdb.zip'), pdb_zip)
-    upload_electron(release, pdb_zip, args)
+    if get_target_arch() != 'ia32':
+      pdb_zip = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, PDB_NAME)
+      shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'pdb.zip'), pdb_zip)
+      upload_electron(release, pdb_zip, args)
   elif PLATFORM == 'linux':
     debug_zip = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, DEBUG_NAME)
     shutil.copy2(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, 'debug.zip'), debug_zip)