diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 13921eda045..a2228650aa3 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ fi
 if [ -s $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_chroot_init ]; then
     export XBPS_ARCH=$(cat $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_chroot_init)
     if [ "$XBPS_MACHINE" = "x86_64" -a "$XBPS_ARCH" = "i686" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
+        # reconfigure pkgs via linux32
+        linux32 xbps-reconfigure -r ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} -a &>/dev/null
         # reexec itself via linux32
         exec linux32 $0 ${XBPS_OPTIONS} $@
     fi