diff --git a/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go b/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
index 913005015..e9e25ebf6 100644
--- a/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
+++ b/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	).GroupByPlatform() {
 		sem <- true
 		arch := linux.Arch(platform)
+		if arch == "armel" {
+			log.WithField("arch", arch).Warn("ignored unsupported arch")
+			continue
+		}
 		binaries := binaries
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			go func() {
diff --git a/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go b/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go
index 5a31c5698..39e33476a 100644
--- a/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestDefaultSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 func addBinaries(t *testing.T, ctx *context.Context, name, dist string) {
 	for _, goos := range []string{"linux", "darwin"} {
-		for _, goarch := range []string{"amd64", "386"} {
+		for _, goarch := range []string{"amd64", "386", "arm6"} {
 			var folder = goos + goarch
 			assert.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(dist, folder), 0755))
 			var binPath = filepath.Join(dist, folder, name)