diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 290eb25..52d7e23 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.93) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   [ Emmet Hikory ]
   * Support qemu-arm-static -> qemu-kvm-extras-static transition
+  * mk-sbuild: automatically install qemu-kvm-extras-static if requested
   * mk-sbuild: conditionally install lvm2 only for lv-snapshot schroots
   * mk-sbuild: rationalise architecture variables
 
diff --git a/mk-sbuild b/mk-sbuild
index 904a447..e0a7ced 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild
+++ b/mk-sbuild
@@ -327,13 +327,12 @@ debian)
 esac
 
 DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND=debootstrap
-# Use qemu-arm-static / build-arm-chroot for foreign armel chroots
+# Use qemu-kvm-extras-static / build-arm-chroot for foreign armel chroots
 if [ "$CHROOT_ARCH" = 'armel' ] && [ ! "$HOST_ARCH" = 'armel' ] ; then
-    if [ -f "/usr/bin/build-arm-chroot" ]; then
-      DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND=build-arm-chroot
-    else
-      echo Please install qemu-arm-static to use foreign armel chroots
+    if [ ! -f "/usr/bin/build-arm-chroot" ]; then
+        sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm-extras-static
     fi
+    DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND=build-arm-chroot
 fi
 
 case "$SRC_TYPE" in