diff --git a/bin/build b/bin/build
index e8013d1..f2b5455 100755
--- a/bin/build
+++ b/bin/build
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ print_info "Target architecture: $ARCH"
 print_info "Build workspace: $BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR"
 print_info "Final output: $REPO_DIR"
 
+# Setup QEMU for aarch64 builds on x86_64 hosts
+if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" && "$ARCH" == "aarch64" ]]; then
+  # Check if QEMU is already working
+  if ! docker run --rm --platform linux/arm64 alpine:3.21 /bin/true >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    print_info "Setting up QEMU for ARM64 emulation..."
+    setup_qemu
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Clean build-output directory to start fresh
 print_info "Cleaning build workspace..."
 rm -rf "$BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR"/*
diff --git a/helpers/docker-helpers.sh b/helpers/docker-helpers.sh
index 6c51501..e40c54d 100644
--- a/helpers/docker-helpers.sh
+++ b/helpers/docker-helpers.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ check_docker() {
   fi
 }
 
+setup_qemu() {
+  # Setup QEMU for building ARM64 packages on x86_64 hosts
+  if ! docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes --credential yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    print_error "Failed to setup QEMU for ARM64 emulation"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  print_success "QEMU ARM64 emulation enabled"
+}
+
 build_docker_image() {
   local build_dir="$1"
   local arch="${2:-x86_64}"