diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash b/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
index 829952b31..065d62bb5 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
@@ -5,4 +5,13 @@ export DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS=${DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS:-main,restricted,universe}
 if [ -n "${DIB_UBUNTU_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR:-}" ]; then
     DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR=$DIB_UBUNTU_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR
 fi
-export DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR=${DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR:-http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu}
+
+# There are two default distro mirrors depending on architecture
+ARCH=${ARCH:-}
+if [[ "arm64 armhf powerpc ppc64el s390x" =~ "$ARCH" ]]; then
+    default_ubuntu_mirror=http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports
+else
+    default_ubuntu_mirror=http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
+fi
+
+export DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR=${DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR:-$default_ubuntu_mirror}