diff --git a/native_bootstrap.sh b/native_bootstrap.sh
index 7e136396..b827d99b 100755
--- a/native_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/native_bootstrap.sh
@@ -456,9 +456,12 @@ ubuntu()
     if [ "$1" == "qemu" ]; then
         if [ -z "$(which qemu-system-x86_64)" ]; then
             echo "Installing QEMU..."
+            if apt-cache show qemu-system-riscv > /dev/null 2>&1
+            then riscv="qemu-system-riscv" # ubuntu 26 / debian 13
+            else riscv="qemu-system-riscv64" # ubuntu 24 / debian 12
+            fi
             sudo $install_command qemu-system-x86 qemu-kvm \
-                qemu-system-arm qemu-efi-aarch64 \
-                qemu-system-riscv
+                qemu-system-arm qemu-efi-aarch64 $riscv
         else
             echo "QEMU already installed!"
         fi
@@ -1144,12 +1147,12 @@ else
     # SUSE and derivatives
     elif hash 2>/dev/null zypper; then
         suse "$emulator"
-    # Debian or any derivative of it
-    elif hash 2>/dev/null apt-get; then
-        ubuntu "$emulator" "$noninteractive" "$defpackman"
     # Fedora
     elif hash 2>/dev/null dnf; then
         fedora "$emulator" "$noninteractive"
+    # Debian or any derivative of it
+    elif hash 2>/dev/null apt-get; then
+        ubuntu "$emulator" "$noninteractive" "$defpackman"
     # Gentoo
     elif hash 2>/dev/null emerge; then
         gentoo "$emulator"
diff --git a/podman_bootstrap.sh b/podman_bootstrap.sh
index fa6d99b6..03132404 100755
--- a/podman_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/podman_bootstrap.sh
@@ -215,9 +215,12 @@ ubuntu()
     if [ "$1" == "qemu" ]; then
         if [ -z "$(which qemu-system-x86_64)" ]; then
             echo "Installing QEMU..."
-            sudo "$2" install qemu-system-x86 qemu-kvm
-            sudo "$2" install qemu-system-arm qemu-efi-aarch64
-            sudo "$2" install qemu-system-riscv
+            if apt-cache show qemu-system-riscv > /dev/null 2>&1
+            then riscv="qemu-system-riscv" # ubuntu 26 / debian 13
+            else riscv="qemu-system-riscv64" # ubuntu 24 / debian 12
+            fi
+            sudo $install_command qemu-system-x86 qemu-kvm \
+                qemu-system-arm qemu-efi-aarch64 $riscv
         else
             echo "QEMU already installed!"
         fi
@@ -632,12 +635,12 @@ else
     # SUSE and derivatives
     if hash 2>/dev/null zypper; then
         suse "$emulator"
-    # Debian or any derivative of it
-    elif hash 2>/dev/null apt-get; then
-        ubuntu "$emulator" "$defpackman"
     # Fedora
     elif hash 2>/dev/null dnf; then
         fedora "$emulator"
+    # Debian or any derivative of it
+    elif hash 2>/dev/null apt-get; then
+        ubuntu "$emulator" "$defpackman"
     # Gentoo
     elif hash 2>/dev/null emerge; then
         gentoo "$emulator"