diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index 25218d0865..b3cf07a25b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ inherit package
 IMAGE_PKGTYPE ?= "deb"
 
 DPKG_ARCH ?= "${@debian_arch_map(d.getVar('TARGET_ARCH', True), d.getVar('TUNE_FEATURES', True))}"
+DPKG_ARCH[vardepvalue] = "${DPKG_ARCH}"
 
 PKGWRITEDIRDEB = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-debs"