diff --git a/release/scripts/print-cdrom-packages.sh b/release/scripts/print-cdrom-packages.sh
index f7c74e74139e..6d828d73f16b 100755
--- a/release/scripts/print-cdrom-packages.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/print-cdrom-packages.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export PKG_DBDIR=/nonexistentdb
 if [ "X${PKG_ARCH}" = "X" ]; then
 export PKG_ARCH=`uname -m`
 fi
+export ARCH=${PKG_ARCH}
 
 # usage: extract-names cd# [portsdir]
 extract-names()