diff --git a/gis/eccodes/README b/gis/eccodes/README
index 641e64d118..b592d858eb 100644
--- a/gis/eccodes/README
+++ b/gis/eccodes/README
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ formats with a key/value approach.
 
 netcdf is an optional dependency and support will be compiled in if it
 is installed.
+
+NOTE: for 32bit platforms, the version is locked to 2.29.0 as 32 bit
+support was dropped in version 2.30.0 and above.
diff --git a/gis/eccodes/eccodes.SlackBuild b/gis/eccodes/eccodes.SlackBuild
index 9bd14ba953..6a41c22ed2 100644
--- a/gis/eccodes/eccodes.SlackBuild
+++ b/gis/eccodes/eccodes.SlackBuild
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
   LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+  VERSION=2.29.0
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
   LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+  VERSION=2.29.0
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
   LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
diff --git a/gis/eccodes/eccodes.info b/gis/eccodes/eccodes.info
index c87f2fdd05..b2036e73eb 100644
--- a/gis/eccodes/eccodes.info
+++ b/gis/eccodes/eccodes.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="eccodes"
 VERSION="2.31.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC"
-DOWNLOAD="UNSUPPORTED"
-MD5SUM=""
+DOWNLOAD="https://confluence.ecmwf.int/download/attachments/45757960/eccodes-2.29.0-Source.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="612098bba3763e0ff0fd4c360b1f3121"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64="https://confluence.ecmwf.int/download/attachments/45757960/eccodes-2.31.0-Source.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM_x86_64="3dc75043bf02b04ff81be059e41a6ca6"
 REQUIRES="libaec"