diff --git a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
index 3a63ba6ebf2..b6d51832285 100644
--- a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ endif
 	mkdir -p ${TEMP_DIR}/cni-bin
 	tar -xz -C ${TEMP_DIR}/cni-bin -f "cni-tars/${CNI_TARBALL}"
 
+	# Register /usr/bin/qemu-ARCH-static as the handler for non-x86 binaries in the kernel
+	docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
 	docker build --pull -t $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE)-$(ARCH):$(TAG) $(TEMP_DIR)
 	rm -rf $(TEMP_DIR)
 
diff --git a/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile b/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile
index ccb5e870115..e17db25e15d 100644
--- a/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ endif
 
 	cd ${TEMP_DIR} && sed -i.back "s|BASEIMAGE|${BASEIMAGE}|g" Dockerfile
 
+	# Register /usr/bin/qemu-ARCH-static as the handler for non-x86 binaries in the kernel
+	docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
 	docker build --pull -t ${REGISTRY}/hyperkube-${ARCH}:${VERSION} ${TEMP_DIR}
 	rm -rf "${TEMP_DIR}"