diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index f0f954440811..acddd7edd0d7 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ kernel_build(
     # Hack to actually check the build.
     # Otherwise, Bazel thinks that there are no output files, and skip building.
     outs = [".config"],
+    arch = "x86_64",
     build_config = "build.config.allmodconfig.x86_64",
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
 )
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ kernel_build(
     # Hack to actually check the build.
     # Otherwise, Bazel thinks that there are no output files, and skip building.
     outs = [".config"],
+    arch = "arm",
     build_config = "build.config.allmodconfig.arm",
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
 )