diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e5196631..b2e57e5e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ Description: e-mail client for GNOME -- data files
.
This package includes documentation, icons, localizations, and other
architecture-independent data files for Balsa.
+Multi-Arch: foreign
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index b38af4f4..79f97f8a 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ Description: e-mail client for GNOME -- data files
.
This package includes documentation, icons, localizations, and other
architecture-independent data files for Balsa.
+Multi-Arch: foreign