diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f696865..da41cb7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-ubuntu-dev-tools (0.93) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+ubuntu-dev-tools (0.92) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
+  [ Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals ]
   * bash_completion/pbuilder-dist:
      - Enable tab-completion for pbuilder-lucid and cowbuilder-lucid.
 
- -- Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals <rainct@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:35:56 +0100
-
-ubuntu-dev-tools (0.92) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+  [ Emmet Hikory ]
+  * mk-sbuild-lv: support foreign armel schroots
+  * debian/control: add qemu-arm-static to Recommends:
 
   [ Michael Bienia ]
   * ubuntutools/requestsync/mail.py:
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.92) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * mk-sbuild-lv: adjust schroot.conf template to document the -source
     change further.
 
- -- Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:08:16 -0800
+ -- Emmet Hikory <persia@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:39:12 -0800
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.91) lucid; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9637664..ad7766f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, binutils, devscripts, sudo,
  dpkg-dev, python-apt (>= 0.7.9), python-lazr.restfulclient
 Recommends: bzr, pbuilder | cowdancer | sbuild, reportbug (>= 3.39ubuntu1),
  ca-certificates, debootstrap, genisoimage, perl-modules, libwww-perl,
- libapt-pkg-perl
+ libapt-pkg-perl, qemu-arm-static
 Conflicts: devscripts (<< 2.10.7ubuntu5)
 Replaces: devscripts (<< 2.10.7ubuntu5)
 Description: useful tools for Ubuntu developers
diff --git a/mk-sbuild-lv b/mk-sbuild-lv
index 577cd77..039a09f 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild-lv
+++ b/mk-sbuild-lv
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ CHROOT_LV="${name}_chroot${arch_suffix}"
 CHROOT_PATH="/dev/$VG/$CHROOT_LV"
 CHROOT_NAME="${name}${arch_suffix}"
 
+HOST_ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
 if [ -z "$CHROOT_ARCH" ]; then
-    CHROOT_ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
+    CHROOT_ARCH=$HOST_ARCH
 fi
 
 # Load customizations
@@ -311,7 +312,19 @@ sudo mkfs -t ext4 "$CHROOT_PATH"
 # Mount and debootstrap the chroot
 MNT=`mktemp -d -t schroot-XXXXXX`
 sudo mount "$CHROOT_PATH" "$MNT"
-sudo debootstrap $arch_opt $variant_opt "$RELEASE" "$MNT" "${DEBOOTSTRAP_MIRROR:-http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu}"
+
+DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND=debootstrap
+# Use qemu-arm-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
+    fi
+fi
+
+sudo $DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND $arch_opt $variant_opt "$RELEASE" "$MNT" "${DEBOOTSTRAP_MIRROR:-http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu}"
+
 # Update the package sources
 TEMP_SOURCES=`mktemp -t sources-XXXXXX`
 if [ -z "$TEMPLATE_SOURCES" ]; then