diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf92561a3b7b765a88e64661c8b8db77855db275..459b1ac70307fe58af4b6b66286d74301c90cfb9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ ELSE(UNIX)
   )
 ENDIF(UNIX)
 
+IF (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "(x86)|(X86)|(amd64)|(AMD64)")
+  SET (X86 TRUE)
+  SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "amd64")
+ELSE ()
+  SET (X86 FALSE)
+  SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "i386")
+ENDIF()
+
+
 IF (UNIX)
   SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "iri-${PACKAGE_NAME}-dev-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE}")
   SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "iri-${PACKAGE_NAME}-dev")