diff --git a/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2
index b21f45c850..9c54d84d98 100644
--- a/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/nova/nova-libvirt/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
         'openvswitch-switch',
         'pm-utils',
         'qemu-block-extra',
-        'qemu-kvm',
         'qemu-system',
         'trousers'
     ] %}
@@ -50,6 +49,10 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
         {% set nova_libvirt_packages = nova_libvirt_packages + [
             'qemu-efi'
         ] %}
+    {% elif base_arch == "x86_64" %}
+        {% set nova_libvirt_packages = nova_libvirt_packages + [
+            'qemu-kvm'
+        ] %}
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if base_arch != "ppc64le" %}