diff --git a/lib/distributions.sh b/lib/distributions.sh
index 4f000e333..421bce575 100644
--- a/lib/distributions.sh
+++ b/lib/distributions.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ install_common()
 
 	fi
 	# define ARCH within global environment variables
-	[[ -f $SDCARD/etc/environment ]] && echo "ARCH=${ARCH}" >> $SDCARD/etc/environment
+	[[ -f $SDCARD/etc/environment ]] && echo "ARCH=${ARCH//hf}" >> $SDCARD/etc/environment
 
 	# add dummy fstab entry to make mkinitramfs happy
 	echo "/dev/mmcblk0p1 / $ROOTFS_TYPE defaults 0 1" >> $SDCARD/etc/fstab