diff --git a/roles/desktop/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/desktop/tasks/packages.yml
index f2d1345..f36ff95 100644
--- a/roles/desktop/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/desktop/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 - name: Configure system packages
   block:
   - name: Enable i386 architecture
-    command: /usr/bin/dpkg --add-architecture i386
-    changed_when: no
+    lineinfile:
+      dest: /var/lib/dpkg/arch
+      line: i386
+      create: yes
   - name: Add repo keys
     apt_key:
       keyserver: 'keyserver.ubuntu.com'