diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 4ffd4119e..1d2841d5f 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -829,7 +829,6 @@ parts:
       - bin/qemu-system-*
       - bin/qemu-img*
       - bin/virtfs-proxy-helper*
-      - bin/virtiofsd*
       - lib/*/libatomic.so*
       - lib/*/libmagic*so*
       - lib/*/libnuma*so*
@@ -955,6 +954,28 @@ parts:
       - bin/vim.tiny
       - etc/vimrc
 
+  virtiofsd:
+    build-attributes: [core22-step-dependencies]
+    source: https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd
+    source-type: git
+    source-tag: v1.8.0
+    source-depth: 1
+    plugin: rust
+    build-packages:
+      - cargo
+      - libseccomp-dev
+      - rustc
+    organize:
+      usr/bin: bin/
+    prime:
+      - bin/virtiofsd*
+    override-pull: |-
+      [ "$(uname -m)" != "x86_64" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "aarch64" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "ppc64le" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "s390x" ] && exit 0
+      snapcraftctl pull
+    override-build: |-
+      [ "$(uname -m)" != "x86_64" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "aarch64" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "ppc64le" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "s390x" ] && exit 0
+      snapcraftctl build
+
   xfs:
     build-attributes: [core22-step-dependencies]
     source: snapcraft/empty