diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-desktop.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-desktop.bb
index a74739aaec..13394ca1db 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-desktop.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-desktop.bb
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ SUMMARY = "Basic GNOME desktop"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
 
+# gnome-menus & gmime get debian renamed
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${TUNE_PKGARCH}"
+
 inherit packagegroup features_check
 
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 polkit systemd pam gobject-introspection-data"