diff --git a/PepDeb_arm64/pepbld.py b/PepDeb_arm64/pepbld.py
index e4532ad..b1a224c 100644
--- a/PepDeb_arm64/pepbld.py
+++ b/PepDeb_arm64/pepbld.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ lb_command = [
     "--firmware-chroot", "false",
     "--debian-installer", "netinst",
     "--bootloaders", "grub-efi",
+    "--bootstrap-qemu-arch", "arm64",
+    "--bootstrap-qemu-static", "/usr/sbin/qemu-debootstrap",
     "--debian-installer-distribution", "bookworm",
     "--debian-installer-gui", "true",
     "--parent-mirror-debian-installer", "http://repo.peppermintos.com/packages",
diff --git a/PepDev_arm64/pepbld.py b/PepDev_arm64/pepbld.py
index d02323e..ad4df90 100644
--- a/PepDev_arm64/pepbld.py
+++ b/PepDev_arm64/pepbld.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ lb_command = [
     "--backports" "false",
     "--uefi-secure-boot" "enable",
     "--bootloaders", "grub-efi",
+    "--bootstrap-qemu-arch", "arm64",
+    "--bootstrap-qemu-static", "/usr/sbin/qemu-debootstrap",
     "--firmware-chroot", "false",
     "--debian-installer", "netinst",
     "--debian-installer-distribution", "daedalus",