diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 32bd743..d295629 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.92) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * mk-sbuild-lv: support foreign armel schroots
   * mk-sbuild-lv: use --arch=foo rather than --arch foo for debootstrap
   * pbuilder-dist: Allow architecture-switching to armel on i386/amd64
+  * pbuilder-dist: use --arch=foo rather than --arch foo for debootstrap
   * docs/pbuilder-dist.1: Document architecture-switching for armel
   * debian/control: add qemu-arm-static to Recommends:
 
diff --git a/pbuilder-dist b/pbuilder-dist
index a30442e..601d097 100755
--- a/pbuilder-dist
+++ b/pbuilder-dist
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ class pbuilder_dist:
 		arguments.append('--components "%s"' % components)
 		
 		if self.build_architecture != self.system_architecture:
-			arguments.append('--debootstrapopts --arch')
-			arguments.append('--debootstrapopts "%(build_architecture)s"' % self)
+			arguments.append('--debootstrapopts --arch="%(build_architecture)s"' % self)
 		
 		apt_conf_dir = os.path.join(self.base, 'etc/%(target_distro)s/apt.conf' % self)
 		if os.path.exists(apt_conf_dir):