diff --git a/OvmfPkg/build.sh b/OvmfPkg/build.sh
index 6751551b1014..f64ea91598f1 100755
--- a/OvmfPkg/build.sh
+++ b/OvmfPkg/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2008 - 2009, Apple Inc. All rights reserved.<BR>
-# Copyright (c) 2010 - 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+# Copyright (c) 2010 - 2013, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 #
 # This program and the accompanying materials
 # are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
@@ -139,7 +139,16 @@ done
 case $PROCESSOR in
   IA32)
     Processor=Ia32
-    QEMU_COMMAND=qemu
+    if  [ -x `which qemu-system-i386` ]; then
+      QEMU_COMMAND=qemu-system-i386
+    elif  [ -x `which qemu-system-x86_64` ]; then
+      QEMU_COMMAND=qemu-system-x86_64
+    elif  [ -x `which qemu` ]; then
+      QEMU_COMMAND=qemu
+    else
+      echo Unable to find QEMU for IA32 architecture!
+      exit 1
+    fi
     ;;
   X64)
     Processor=X64