diff --git a/etc/scripts/get-stack.sh b/etc/scripts/get-stack.sh
index 1923cca2ad..0291913d35 100755
--- a/etc/scripts/get-stack.sh
+++ b/etc/scripts/get-stack.sh
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ post_install_separator() {
 
 # determines the the CPU's instruction set
 get_isa() {
-  if arch | grep -Eq 'armv[78]l?' ; then
+  if uname -m | grep -Eq 'armv[78]l?' ; then
     echo arm
-  elif arch | grep -q aarch64 ; then
+  elif uname -m | grep -q aarch64 ; then
     echo aarch64
   else
     echo x86