diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index f86e5c2..a69ab2d 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1814,10 +1814,12 @@ readonly DISK_MIN_SIZE=$((197632 * 8))
 readonly VERSION="4.9.5"
 
 # TODO: Make this run the native architecture binary
-QEMU=$(command -v qemu-system-x86_64)
+ARCH_VM="x86_64"
+ARCH_HOST=$(uname -m)
+QEMU=$(command -v qemu-system-${ARCH_VM})
 QEMU_IMG=$(command -v qemu-img)
 if [ ! -x "${QEMU}" ] || [ ! -x "${QEMU_IMG}" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR! QEMU not found. Please make sure 'qemu-system-x86_64' and 'qemu-img' are installed."
+    echo "ERROR! QEMU not found. Please make sure 'qemu-system-${ARCH_VM}' and 'qemu-img' are installed."
     exit 1
 fi