diff --git a/release/scripts/make-oci-image.sh b/release/scripts/make-oci-image.sh
--- a/release/scripts/make-oci-image.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/make-oci-image.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	base_image=scratch
 fi
 
-c=$(buildah from ${base_image})
+c=$(buildah from --arch ${arch} ${base_image})
 m=$(buildah mount $c)
 oci_image_build
 buildah unmount $c