diff --git a/bin/buildiso.in b/bin/buildiso.in
index 7c82d19..185d673 100644
--- a/bin/buildiso.in
+++ b/bin/buildiso.in
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ usage() {
     echo "                       [default: ${kernel}]"
     echo '    -l                 Create permalink'
     echo '    -m                 Set SquashFS image mode to persistence'
+    echo '    -n                 Disable multilib'
     echo "    -p <profile>       Buildset or profile [default: ${build_list_iso}]"
     echo '    -o                 Enable office installer module'    
     echo '    -q                 Query settings and pretend build'
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ usage() {
 
 orig_argv=("$@")
 
-opts='p:a:b:r:t:k:g:d:cfzxmvqhilo'
+opts='p:a:b:r:t:k:g:d:cfzxmnvqhilo'
 
 while getopts "${opts}" arg; do
     case "${arg}" in
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ while getopts "${opts}" arg; do
         g) gpgkey="$OPTARG" ;;
         k) kernel="$OPTARG" ;;
         m) persist=true ;;
+        n) no_multilib=true ;;          # only exist if set here
         p) build_list_iso="$OPTARG" ;;
         q) pretend=true ;;
         r) chroots_iso="$OPTARG" ;;
diff --git a/lib/util.sh b/lib/util.sh
index 51c3be7..01ebc0e 100644
--- a/lib/util.sh
+++ b/lib/util.sh
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ load_profile_config(){
     [[ -z ${snap_channel} ]] && snap_channel="stable"
 
     [[ -z ${multilib} ]] && multilib="true"
+    [[ ${no_multilib} == 'true' ]] && multilib="false"
 
     [[ -z ${nonfree_mhwd} ]] && nonfree_mhwd="true"
 
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ reset_profile(){
     unset extra
     unset full_iso
     unset office_installer
+    unset no_multilib
 }
 
 check_profile(){