--- a/conf/configure.in.tcl
+++ b/conf/configure.in.tcl
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
                 $x_libs \
                 /usr/lib64 \
                 /usr/lib \
+		/usr/lib/$DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH \
 		"
 
 dnl Decide which set of .tcl library files to use
--- a/conf/configure.in.tk
+++ b/conf/configure.in.tk
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@
                 $x_libs/tk \
                 $x_libs \
                 /usr/lib64 \
-                /usr/lib"
+                /usr/lib \
+		/usr/lib/$DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH \
+		"
 
 NS_BEGIN_PACKAGE(tk)
 NS_CHECK_HEADER_PATH(tk.h,$TK_H_PLACES,$d,$TK_H_PLACES_D,V_INCLUDE_TK,tk)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5641,6 +5641,7 @@
                 $x_libs \
                 /usr/lib64 \
                 /usr/lib \
+		/usr/lib/$DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH \
 		"
 
 
@@ -6208,7 +6209,9 @@
                 $x_libs/tk \
                 $x_libs \
                 /usr/lib64 \
-                /usr/lib"
+                /usr/lib \
+		/usr/lib/$DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH \
+		"
 
 
 NS_PACKAGE_tk_UNDERWAY=false