diff --git a/conf/distro/slugos.conf b/conf/distro/slugos.conf
index e2e7cc0..853a58e 100644
--- a/conf/distro/slugos.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/slugos.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DISTRO_NAME = "SlugOS"
 # DISTRO_FEED = "unstable"
 DISTRO_TYPE = "alpha"
 TARGET_ARCH ?= "armeb"
-ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "arm"
+ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "thumb"
 IPKG_VARIANT ?= "opkg-nogpg-nocurl-slugos"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_opkg ?= "opkg-nogpg-nocurl-slugos"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/update-alternatives ?= "opkg-nogpg-nocurl-slugos"