diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index c76d079a524..0c3d77cb969 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ read_pkg() {
 readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.44"
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
-export XBPS_MACHINE=$(uname -m)
+export XBPS_MACHINE=$(xbps-uhelper arch)
 
 #
 # main()