diff --git a/molecules/arm-base.common b/molecules/arm-base.common
index 658ced4..e65ddfe 100644
--- a/molecules/arm-base.common
+++ b/molecules/arm-base.common
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ execution_strategy: chroot_to_mmc
 # IMAGE_NAME = name of the final MMC image
 # DESTINATION_IMAGE_DIR = path to the destination image directory
 # CHROOT_DIR = path pointing to the chroot
-# outer_source_chroot_script: /some/path.sh
+outer_source_chroot_script: ${SABAYON_MOLECULE_HOME:-/sabayon}/scripts/outer_source_chroot_script_arm.sh
 
 # Inner source chroot script. Called from inside the source_chroot.
 # Can be used to spawn package updates inside the chroot.
diff --git a/scripts/inner_source_chroot_update.sh b/scripts/inner_source_chroot_update.sh
index fa5b5c8..84e3462 100755
--- a/scripts/inner_source_chroot_update.sh
+++ b/scripts/inner_source_chroot_update.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+TARGET="${1}"
+
 /usr/sbin/env-update
 . /etc/profile
 
@@ -118,14 +120,17 @@ for conf in 00-sabayon.package.use 00-sabayon.package.mask \
 	fi
 done
 
-# Update /usr/portage/profiles
-# This is actually not strictly needed but several
-# gentoo tools expect to find valid /etc/make.profile symlink
-# This part is best effort, if it will be able to complete
-# correctly, fine.
-# For a list of mirrors, see: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml
-RSYNC_URI="rsync://rsync.at.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/profiles"
-PROFILES_DIR="/usr/portage/profiles"
-safe_run rsync -av -H -A -X --delete-during "${RSYNC_URI}/" "${PROFILES_DIR}/"
+# qemu-user arm has problems with rsync, deadlocks?
+if [ "${TARGET}" != "arm" ]; then
+	# Update /usr/portage/profiles
+	# This is actually not strictly needed but several
+	# gentoo tools expect to find valid /etc/make.profile symlink
+	# This part is best effort, if it will be able to complete
+	# correctly, fine.
+	# For a list of mirrors, see: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml
+	RSYNC_URI="rsync://rsync.at.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/profiles"
+	PROFILES_DIR="/usr/portage/profiles"
+	safe_run rsync -av -H -A -X --delete-during "${RSYNC_URI}/" "${PROFILES_DIR}/"
+fi
 
 equo query list installed -qv > /etc/sabayon-pkglist
diff --git a/scripts/iso_build.sh b/scripts/iso_build.sh
index 10bdbf4..03f9138 100755
--- a/scripts/iso_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/iso_build.sh
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ build_sabayon() {
 		dst="${DAILY_TMPDIR}/${ARM_SOURCE_SPECS[i]}"
 		cp "${src}" "${dst}" -p || return 1
 		echo >> "${dst}"
-		echo "inner_source_chroot_script: ${inner_chroot}" >> "${dst}"
+		echo "inner_source_chroot_script: ${inner_chroot} arm" >> "${dst}"
 
 		# tweak iso image name
 		sed -i "s/image_name:.*/image_name: ${ARM_SOURCE_SPECS_IMG[i]}/" \
diff --git a/scripts/outer_source_chroot_script_arm.sh b/scripts/outer_source_chroot_script_arm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ab76dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/outer_source_chroot_script_arm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+/usr/sbin/env-update
+. /etc/profile
+
+# Execute this here due to technical problems with qemu-user
+
+# Update /usr/portage/profiles
+# This is actually not strictly needed but several
+# gentoo tools expect to find valid /etc/make.profile symlink
+# This part is best effort, if it will be able to complete
+# correctly, fine.
+# For a list of mirrors, see: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml
+RSYNC_URI="rsync://rsync.at.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage/profiles"
+PROFILES_DIR="${CHROOT_DIR}/usr/portage/profiles"
+for x in $(seq 5); do
+	rsync -av -H -A -X --delete-during "${RSYNC_URI}/" "${PROFILES_DIR}/" && break
+	sleep 1m || exit 1
+done
+
+exit 0