diff --git a/srcpkgs/qemu-user/template b/srcpkgs/qemu-user/template
index 56e96141b8f..c8f83fd9a94 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qemu-user/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qemu-user/template
@@ -73,8 +73,14 @@ for _arch in "${_archs[@]}"; do
 	subpackages+=" ${_pkgname}"
 	depends+=" ${_pkgname}>=${version}"
 
+	case "$_arch" in
+	i386)
+		_extra_binfmts="i486"
+		;;
+	esac
+
 	eval "${_pkgname}_package() {
-		_user_tmpl '$_arch'
+		_user_tmpl '$_arch' '$_extra_binfmts'
 	}"
 done
 
@@ -82,12 +88,15 @@ export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 _user_tmpl() {
 	_arch="$1"
-	_binfmt="$2"
+	_extra_binfmts="$2"
 	short_desc="QEMU ${_arch} user-mode emulator"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/bin/qemu-$_arch"
 		vmove "usr/bin/qemu-$_arch-static"
 		vmove "usr/share/binfmts/qemu-$_arch" || :
+		for bf in $_extra_binfmts; do
+			vmove "usr/share/binfmts/qemu-$bf" || :
+		done
 	}
 }