diff --git a/.changes/bundler-appimage-arch-env.md b/.changes/bundler-appimage-arch-env.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c69dc4610bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/bundler-appimage-arch-env.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+tauri-bundler: "patch:bug"
+---
+
+The bundler now sets the `ARCH` env var to the current build target to prevent potential issues with `appimagetool`'s auto-detection.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs
index 3d039605dfcb..c7dfc6e0363f 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/linux/appimage.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings) -> crate::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
     }
   };
 
-  let tools_arch = settings.target().split('-').next().unwrap();
+  let tools_arch = if settings.binary_arch() == Arch::Armhf {
+    "armhf"
+  } else {
+    settings.target().split('-').next().unwrap()
+  };
+
   let output_path = settings.project_out_directory().join("bundle/appimage");
   if output_path.exists() {
     fs::remove_dir_all(&output_path)?;
@@ -181,6 +186,7 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings) -> crate::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
 
   let mut cmd = Command::new(linuxdeploy_path);
   cmd.env("OUTPUT", &appimage_path);
+  cmd.env("ARCH", tools_arch);
   cmd.args([
     "--appimage-extract-and-run",
     "--verbosity",