diff --git a/mk-sbuild b/mk-sbuild
index 076021c..9731362 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild
+++ b/mk-sbuild
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ if [ "$CHROOT_ARCH" != "$HOST_ARCH" ] ; then
         ;;
     # Sometimes we do
     *)
-        DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND=qemu-debootstrap
-        if ! which "$DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND"; then
+        DEBOOTSTRAP_COMMAND=debootstrap
+        if ! which "qemu-x86_64-static"; then
             sudo apt-get install qemu-user-static
         fi
         ;;
diff --git a/pbuilder-dist b/pbuilder-dist
index 27e94ce..799f6d6 100755
--- a/pbuilder-dist
+++ b/pbuilder-dist
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def main():
             ("powerpc", "ppc64"),
             ("ppc64", "powerpc"),
         ]:
-            args += ["--debootstrap", "qemu-debootstrap"]
+            args += ["--debootstrap", "debootstrap"]
 
     if "mainonly" in sys.argv or "--main-only" in sys.argv:
         app.extra_components = False