1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bin/build-packages b/bin/build-packages
index a6f98d3..79ef001 100755
--- a/bin/build-packages
+++ b/bin/build-packages
@@ -489,12 +489,18 @@ while [ "${count}" -ne 0 ] && \
             >&2 echo 'Because straw :without_systemd_nspawn: is active, I will abort.'
             exit 2
           fi
-          if uname -m | \
-            grep -qxF 'x86_64'; then
+          # we're not interested in what this cpu /can/ do, but what
+          # architecture the installed packages actually are
+          if ! pacman -Qi pacman | \
+            sed 's/^Architecture\s*:\s*//;t;d' | \
+            grep -qxF "${arch}"; then
             >&2 echo 'straw :without_systemd_nspawn: requires running build-packages on the'
             >&2 echo 'architecture for which the package should be built.'
             >&2 printf '"%s" != "%s"\n' \
-              "$(uname -m)" \
+              "$(
+                pacman -Qi pacman | \
+                  sed 's/^Architecture\s*:\s*//;t;d'
+              )" \
               "${arch}"
             exit 2
           fi