diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template b/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template
index 3c7c27b1..8bec1fed 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Package: kata-runtime
 Architecture: @deb_arch@
 Depends: kata-containers-image (>= @kata_osbuilder_version@), kata-linux-container (>= @linux_container_version@),
          kata-proxy (>= @kata_proxy_version@), kata-shim (>= @kata_shim_version@),
-	 kata-ksm-throttler(>= @ksm_throttler_version@), qemu-lite(>= @qemu_lite_version@),
+	 kata-ksm-throttler(>= @ksm_throttler_version@), qemu-lite(>= @qemu_lite_version@) [amd64],
 	 qemu-vanilla(>= @qemu_vanilla_version@)
 Description:
  An Open Containers Initiative (OCI) "runtime" that launches an Intel VT-x secured Kata Containers hypervisor, rather than a standard Linux container.
diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template b/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template
index 6a1a68b5..357888c4 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.dsc-template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Package: kata-runtime
 Architecture: @deb_arch@
 Depends: kata-containers-image (>= @kata_osbuilder_version@), kata-linux-container (>= @linux_container_version@),
          kata-proxy (>= @kata_proxy_version@), kata-shim (>= @kata_shim_version@),
-	 kata-ksm-throttler(>= @ksm_throttler_version@), qemu-lite(>= @qemu_lite_version@),
+	 kata-ksm-throttler(>= @ksm_throttler_version@), qemu-lite(>= @qemu_lite_version@) [amd64],
 	 qemu-vanilla(>= @qemu_vanilla_version@)
 Description:
  An Open Containers Initiative (OCI) "runtime" that launches an Intel VT-x secured Kata Containers hypervisor, rather than a standard Linux container.
diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.spec-template b/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.spec-template
index 9d676e7e..5051c9fe 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.spec-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/kata-runtime.spec-template
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ Requires: kata-linux-container >= @linux_container_version@
 Requires: kata-proxy >= @kata_proxy_version@
 Requires: kata-shim >= @kata_shim_version@
 Requires: kata-ksm-throttler >= @ksm_throttler_version@
-Requires: qemu-lite >= @qemu_lite_version@
 Requires: qemu-vanilla >= @qemu_vanilla_version@
+%ifarch x86_64
+Requires: qemu-lite >= @qemu_lite_version@
+%endif
 
 # Patches
 @RPM_PATCH_LIST@