diff --git a/contrib/debian/rules b/contrib/debian/rules
index 943012cb2..b4a4c4094 100755
--- a/contrib/debian/rules
+++ b/contrib/debian/rules
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ else
 		export FLASHROM=-Dplugin_flashrom=true
 	endif
 endif
+export MSR=-Dplugin_msr=false
+ifeq ("$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)",$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH),i386 amd64))
+	export MSR=-Dplugin_msr=true
+endif
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with gir
@@ -44,11 +48,11 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		export DELL="-Dplugin_dell=false"; \
 	fi; \
 	if pkg-config --exists efivar; then \
-		export UEFI="-Dplugin_uefi=true -Dplugin_redfish=true -Dplugin_nvme=true -Dplugin_msr=true"; \
+		export UEFI="-Dplugin_uefi=true -Dplugin_redfish=true -Dplugin_nvme=true"; \
 	else \
-		export UEFI="-Dplugin_uefi=false -Dplugin_redfish=false -Dplugin_nvme=false -Dplugin_msr=false"; \
+		export UEFI="-Dplugin_uefi=false -Dplugin_redfish=false -Dplugin_nvme=false"; \
 	fi; \
-	dh_auto_configure -- $$UEFI $$DELL $$FLASHROM $$CI -Dplugin_dummy=true -Dgtkdoc=true -Dsupported_build=true
+	dh_auto_configure -- $$UEFI $$DELL $$FLASHROM $$MSR $$CI -Dplugin_dummy=true -Dgtkdoc=true -Dsupported_build=true
 
 override_dh_install:
 	find debian/tmp/usr -type f -name "*a" -print | xargs rm -f