diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ec5120f..9ff1810 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.175) unstable; urgency=medium
   * requestbackport:
     + Error out nicely when a tracking project doesn't exist.  LP: #1852901
   * d/control: Bump Standards-Version to 4.4.1, no changes needed.
+  * pbuilder-dist:
+    + Add support for riscv64.  LP: #1859277
 
   [ Stefano Rivera ]
   * merge-changelog: rewrite the changelog handling to use python3-debian.
diff --git a/pbuilder-dist b/pbuilder-dist
index 0971b0a..78d39e4 100755
--- a/pbuilder-dist
+++ b/pbuilder-dist
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def main():
     elif len(args) > 0 and args[0] in (
             'alpha', 'amd64', 'arm', 'armeb', 'armel', 'armhf', 'arm64',
             'i386', 'lpia', 'm68k', 'mips', 'mipsel', 'powerpc', 'ppc64',
-            'ppc64el', 's390x', 'sh4', 'sh4eb', 'sparc', 'sparc64'):
+            'ppc64el', 'riscv64', 's390x', 'sh4', 'sh4eb', 'sparc', 'sparc64'):
         requested_arch = args.pop(0)
     else:
         requested_arch = None