diff --git a/coverage.txt b/coverage.txt
index cc200e1..381968a 100644
--- a/coverage.txt
+++ b/coverage.txt
@@ -194,18 +194,18 @@ Skip-If:
  hostarch != "amd64"
  not run_ma_same_tests
 
-Test: include-libmagic-mgc-arm64
+Test: include-foreign-libmagic-mgc
 Needs-Root: true
 Needs-APT-Config: true
 Skip-If:
- hostarch != "amd64"
+ hostarch not in ["amd64", "arm64"]
  not run_ma_same_tests
 
-Test: include-libmagic-mgc-arm64-with-multiple-arch-options
+Test: include-foreign-libmagic-mgc-with-multiple-arch-options
 Needs-Root: true
 Needs-APT-Config: true
 Skip-If:
- hostarch != "amd64"
+ hostarch not in ["amd64", "arm64"]
  not run_ma_same_tests
 
 Test: aptopt
diff --git a/tests/include-libmagic-mgc-arm64 b/tests/include-foreign-libmagic-mgc
similarity index 66%
rename from tests/include-libmagic-mgc-arm64
rename to tests/include-foreign-libmagic-mgc
index ec5fce6..127a84e 100644
--- a/tests/include-libmagic-mgc-arm64
+++ b/tests/include-foreign-libmagic-mgc
@@ -6,20 +6,39 @@
 #   - installs only few files
 #   - doesn't change its name regularly (like gcc-*-base)
 
+case "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" in
+	arm64)
+		native_arch=arm64
+		foreign_arch=amd64
+		;;
+	amd64)
+		native_arch=amd64
+		foreign_arch=arm64
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "unsupported native architecture" >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
 set -eu
 export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-{{ CMD }} --mode=root --variant=apt --architectures=amd64,arm64 --include=libmagic-mgc:arm64 {{ DIST }} /tmp/debian-chroot {{ MIRROR }}
-{ echo "amd64"; echo "arm64"; } | cmp /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/arch -
-rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/apt/extended_states
-rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.list
-rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.md5sums
+{{ CMD }} --mode=root --variant=apt \
+	--architectures="$native_arch,$foreign_arch" \
+	--include="libmagic-mgc:$foreign_arch" \
+	{{ DIST }} /tmp/debian-chroot {{ MIRROR }}
+{ echo "$native_arch"; echo "$foreign_arch"; } | cmp /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/arch -
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/lib/file/magic.mgc
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/README.Debian
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/"changelog.Debian.$foreign_arch.gz"
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/changelog.Debian.gz
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/changelog.gz
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/copyright
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/file/magic.mgc
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/misc/magic.mgc
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/apt/extended_states
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.list
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.md5sums
 rmdir /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/
 rmdir /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/file/magic/
 rmdir /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/file/
diff --git a/tests/include-libmagic-mgc-arm64-with-multiple-arch-options b/tests/include-foreign-libmagic-mgc-with-multiple-arch-options
similarity index 51%
rename from tests/include-libmagic-mgc-arm64-with-multiple-arch-options
rename to tests/include-foreign-libmagic-mgc-with-multiple-arch-options
index 31d7ee4..3108134 100644
--- a/tests/include-libmagic-mgc-arm64-with-multiple-arch-options
+++ b/tests/include-foreign-libmagic-mgc-with-multiple-arch-options
@@ -1,18 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+#
+# to test foreign architecture package installation we choose a package which
+#   - is not part of the native installation set
+#   - does not have any dependencies
+#   - installs only few files
+#   - doesn't change its name regularly (like gcc-*-base)
+
+case "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" in
+	arm64)
+		native_arch=arm64
+		foreign_arch=amd64
+		;;
+	amd64)
+		native_arch=amd64
+		foreign_arch=arm64
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "unsupported native architecture" >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
 set -eu
 export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-{{ CMD }} --mode=root --variant=apt --architectures=amd64 --architectures=arm64 --include=libmagic-mgc:arm64 {{ DIST }} /tmp/debian-chroot {{ MIRROR }}
-{ echo "amd64"; echo "arm64"; } | cmp /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/arch -
-rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/apt/extended_states
-rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.list
-rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.md5sums
+{{ CMD }} --mode=root --variant=apt \
+	--architectures="$native_arch" \
+	--architectures="$foreign_arch" \
+	--include="libmagic-mgc:$foreign_arch" \
+	{{ DIST }} /tmp/debian-chroot {{ MIRROR }}
+{ echo "$native_arch"; echo "$foreign_arch"; } | cmp /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/arch -
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/lib/file/magic.mgc
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/README.Debian
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/"changelog.Debian.$foreign_arch.gz"
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/changelog.Debian.gz
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/changelog.gz
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/copyright
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/file/magic.mgc
 rm /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/misc/magic.mgc
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/apt/extended_states
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.list
+rm /tmp/debian-chroot/var/lib/dpkg/info/libmagic-mgc.md5sums
 rmdir /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/doc/libmagic-mgc/
 rmdir /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/file/magic/
 rmdir /tmp/debian-chroot/usr/share/file/