diff --git a/release/release.sh b/release/release.sh
index 3c68f89c2cc3..cee0fbd5643d 100755
--- a/release/release.sh
+++ b/release/release.sh
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ chroot_build_release() {
 		fi
 		if [ -z "${VMSIZE}" ]; then
 			VMSIZE="$(eval chroot ${CHROOTDIR} \
-				make -C /usr/src/release -V VMSIZE)"
+				make -C /usr/src/release ${ARCH_FLAGS} -V VMSIZE)"
 		fi
 		RELEASE_RMAKEFLAGS="${RELEASE_RMAKEFLAGS} \
 			VMFORMATS=\"${VMFORMATS}\" VMSIZE=${VMSIZE}"