diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_secure_boot b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_secure_boot
index 301ec4a36..8146cc9ae 100644
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_secure_boot
+++ b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_secure_boot
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 build ()
 {
     # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface/Secure_Boot
-    _PYTHON_ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+    _RUNNING_ARCH="$(uname -m)"
     apps="openssl python3 cert-to-efi-hash-list efi-readvar efi-updatevar efitool-mkusb flash-var \
           hash-to-efi-sig-list sig-list-to-certs cert-to-efi-sig-list sign-efi-sig-list sbattach sbkeysync \
           sbsiglist sbsign sbvarsign sbverify mokutil"
@@ -29,28 +29,26 @@ build ()
     for i in ${PYTHON_FILES}; do
         add_file "/usr/lib/python3.10/$i.py"
     done
-    PYTHON_DYN="select.cpython-310-${_PYTHON_ARCH}-linux-gnu math.cpython-310-${_PYTHON_ARCH}-linux-gnu \
-                _random.cpython-310-${_PYTHON_ARCH}-linux-gnu _sha512.cpython-310-${_PYTHON_ARCH}-linux-gnu \
-                _posixsubprocess.cpython-310-${_PYTHON_ARCH}-linux-gnu"
+    PYTHON_DYN="select.cpython-310-${_RUNNING_ARCH}-linux-gnu math.cpython-310-${_RUNNING_ARCH}-linux-gnu \
+                _random.cpython-310-${_RUNNING_ARCH}-linux-gnu _sha512.cpython-310-${_RUNNING_ARCH}-linux-gnu \
+                _posixsubprocess.cpython-310-${_RUNNING_ARCH}-linux-gnu"
     for i in ${PYTHON_DYN}; do
         add_file "/usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/$i.so"
     done
     # add efitools files
-    if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]]; then
-        add_file "/usr/share/efitools/efi/PreLoader.efi"
-    fi
+    [[ ""${_RUNNING_ARCH}"" == "x86_64" ]] && add_file "/usr/share/efitools/efi/PreLoader.efi"
     add_file "/usr/share/efitools/efi/HashTool.efi"
     add_file "/usr/share/efitools/efi/KeyTool.efi"
     # add shim signed files from fedora
     _SHIM_URL="https://pkgbuild.com/~tpowa/archboot-helper/fedora-shim"
     _SHIM=$(mktemp -d /var/tmp/shim.XXXX)
-    if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${_RUNNING_ARCH}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
         for i in shimx64.efi mmx64.efi mmia32.efi shimia32.efi; do
             curl -s --create-dirs -L -O --output-dir "${_SHIM}" "${_SHIM_URL}"/"${i}"
             add_file "${_SHIM}/${i}" "/usr/share/archboot/fedora-shim/${i}"
         done
     fi
-     if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "aarch64" ]]; then
+     if [[ "${_RUNNING_ARCH}" == "aarch64" ]]; then
              for i in mmaa64.efi shimaa64.efi; do
             curl -s --create-dirs -L -O --output-dir "${_SHIM}" "${_SHIM_URL}"/"${i}"
             add_file "${_SHIM}/${i}" "/usr/share/archboot/fedora-shim/${i}"