diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh
index e4cc7f7b2..78d8746fd 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/container.sh
@@ -140,22 +140,27 @@ _umount_special() {
 }
 
 _install_base_packages() {
+    if [[ "${_ARCH}" == "aarch64" ]]; then
+        _MKINITCPIO="mkinitcpio\=99"
+    else
+        _MKINITCPIO=initramfs
+    fi
     if [[ "${2}" == "use_binfmt" ]]; then
-        echo "Downloading  ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} to ${1}..."
+        echo "Downloading ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} to ${1}..."
         if grep -q 'archboot' /etc/hostname; then
             #shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            ${_PACMAN} -Syw --assume-installed initramfs ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} ${_PACMAN_DB} &>"${_LOG}" || exit 1
+            ${_PACMAN} -Syw --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} ${_PACMAN_DB} &>"${_LOG}" || exit 1
         else
             #shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            ${_PACMAN} -Syw --assume-installed initramfs ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} ${_PACMAN_DB} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1
+            ${_PACMAN} -Syw --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} ${_PACMAN_DB} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1
         fi
     fi
     echo "Installing ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} to ${1}..."
     if grep -q 'archboot' /etc/hostname; then
-        ${_PACMAN} -Sy --assume-installed initramfs ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} &>"${_LOG}" || exit 1
+        ${_PACMAN} -Sy --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} &>"${_LOG}" || exit 1
     else
         #shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        ${_PACMAN} -Sy  --assume-installed initramfs ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1
+        ${_PACMAN} -Sy --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} ${_KEYRING} ${_PACKAGES} ${_PACMAN_DEFAULTS} &>"${_NO_LOG}" || exit 1
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/update/manage.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/update/manage.sh
index 03d162dc9..71e436e7e 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/update/manage.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/update/manage.sh
@@ -315,12 +315,17 @@ _full_system() {
     _PACKAGES="$(pacman -Qqn)"
     _COUNT=0
     _PACKAGE_COUNT="$(pacman -Qqn | wc -l)"
+    if [[ "${_RUNNING_ARCH}" == "aarch64" ]]; then
+        _MKINITCPIO="mkinitcpio\=99"
+    else
+        _MKINITCPIO="initramfs"
+    fi
     for i in ${_PACKAGES}; do
         if [[ "$((_COUNT*100/_PACKAGE_COUNT-4))" -gt 1 ]]; then
             _progress "$((_COUNT*100/_PACKAGE_COUNT-4))" "Reinstalling all packages, installing ${i} now..."
         fi
         #shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        pacman -S --noconfirm ${i} --assume-installed initramfs >"${_LOG}" 2>&1 || exit 1
+        pacman -S --assume-installed ${_MKINITCPIO} --noconfirm ${i} >"${_LOG}" 2>&1 || exit 1
         _COUNT="$((_COUNT+1))"
     done
     : >/tmp/{60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook,90-mkinitcpio-install.hook}