diff --git a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl
index 280fb73b3..b65b6ea3e 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl
+++ b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-branched.tpl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config_opts['dist'] = 'mga{{ releasever }}'  # only useful for --resultdir varia
 config_opts['extra_chroot_dirs'] = [ '/run/lock', ]
 config_opts['macros']['%distro_section'] = 'core'
 config_opts['package_manager'] = 'dnf'
+config_opts['bootstrap_forcearch'] = '{{ target_arch }}'
 config_opts['bootstrap_image'] = 'docker.io/library/mageia:{{ releasever }}'
 config_opts['use_bootstrap_image'] = False
 config_opts['description'] = 'Mageia {{ releasever }}'
diff --git a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl
index 195830be1..dd406ca9c 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl
+++ b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/templates/mageia-cauldron.tpl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config_opts['extra_chroot_dirs'] = [ '/run/lock', ]
 config_opts['releasever'] = '10'
 config_opts['macros']['%distro_section'] = 'core'
 config_opts['package_manager'] = 'dnf'
+config_opts['bootstrap_forcearch'] = '{{ target_arch }}'
 config_opts['bootstrap_image'] = 'docker.io/library/mageia:cauldron'
 config_opts['use_bootstrap_image'] = False
 config_opts['description'] = 'Mageia Cauldron'