diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/create_iiab_ini.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/create_iiab_ini.yml
index b4cc742ec..5e5920545 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/create_iiab_ini.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/create_iiab_ini.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"
     state: touch
 
+- name: Run command 'dpkg --print-architecture' to identify OS architecture (CPU arch as revealed by ansible_archicture ~= ansible_machine is NOT enough!)
+  command: dpkg --print-architecture
+  register: dpkg_arch
+
 - name: Add 'location' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
     path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"
@@ -44,4 +48,4 @@
     - option: devicetree_model
       value: "{{ devicetree_model }}"
     - option: dpkg_arch
-      value: "{{ dpkg_arch }}"
+      value: "{{ dpkg_arch.stdout }}"
diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
index d4283dcf7..4c02c6ca5 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     os_ver: "{{ ansible_local.local_facts.os_ver }}"
     python_version: "{{ ansible_local.local_facts.python_version }}"
     php_version: "{{ ansible_local.local_facts.php_version }}"
-    dpkg_arch: "{{ ansible_local.local_facts.dpkg_arch }}"
 
 # Initialize /etc/iiab/iiab.ini writing the 'location' and 'version' sections
 # once and only once, to preserve the install date and git hash.