diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1d3eed2..f562ca4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ubuntu-dev-tools (0.169) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * mk-sbuild:
+    + Set personality=linux32 by default on armel and armhf as well.
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:50:06 +0100
+
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.168) eoan; urgency=medium
 
   * grep-merges: flake8-clean.
diff --git a/mk-sbuild b/mk-sbuild
index 7e5be0a..bf3c68e 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild
+++ b/mk-sbuild
@@ -120,10 +120,13 @@ while :; do
             ;;
         --arch)
             CHROOT_ARCH="$2"
-            if [ "$2" = "i386" ] || [ "$2" = "lpia" ] && [ -z "$personality" ];
-            then
-                personality="linux32"
-            fi
+            case $2 in
+                armel|armhf|i386|lpia)
+                    if [ -z "$personality" ]; then
+                        personality="linux32"
+                    fi
+                    ;;
+            esac
             shift 2
             ;;
         --personality)