diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 81d95c1d..d3937614 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Package: libsubid-dev
 Section: libdevel
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libsubid4 (= ${binary:Version})
 Description: subordinate id handling library -- shared library
  The library provides an interface for querying, granding and ungranting