diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a9ae426..8bc4d0c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+pcsc-lite (1.8.26-2.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Use an approach that is more Debian friendly for excluding pcscd on i386
+    Closes: #948402
+
+ -- Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>  Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:18:49 +0100
+
 pcsc-lite (1.8.26-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * d/rules: use /run instead of (deprecated) /var/run
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a46ce7a..b8cd4ae 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -12,3 +12,13 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- $(EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS) --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system --enable-usbdropdir=/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers --enable-ipcdir=/run/pcscd $(shell dpkg-buildflags --export=configure)
+
+ifeq ($(shell dpkg-vendor --is Ubuntu && echo yes) $(DEB_HOST_ARCH), yes i386)
+   skip_packages = -Npcscd
+endif
+
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	dh_builddeb ${skip_packages}
+
+override_dh_gencontrol:
+	dh_gencontrol ${skip_packages}