diff -r 11052e067192 setup.py
--- a/setup.py	Thu Apr 07 00:16:22 2011 -0400
+++ b/setup.py	Thu Apr 07 08:25:51 2011 +0200
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@
     def add_multiarch_paths(self):
         # Debian/Ubuntu multiarch support.
         # https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiarchSpec
+        if not find_executable('dpkg-architecture'):
+            return
         tmpfile = os.path.join(self.build_temp, 'multiarch')
         if not os.path.exists(self.build_temp):
             os.makedirs(self.build_temp)