diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index f932dcc35..8d7197f15 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -3927,7 +3927,7 @@ matrix_sliding_sync_hostname: "{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}"
 
 matrix_sliding_sync_path_prefix: /sliding-sync
 
-matrix_sliding_sync_container_image_self_build: "{{ matrix_architecture not in ['amd64'] }}"
+matrix_sliding_sync_container_image_self_build: "{{ matrix_architecture not in ['amd64', 'arm64'] }}"
 
 matrix_sliding_sync_container_additional_networks: |
   {{