diff --git a/.ci/build_packages/tests.sh b/.ci/build_packages/tests.sh
index afdb4f83e..8b2c0d43a 100755
--- a/.ci/build_packages/tests.sh
+++ b/.ci/build_packages/tests.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ esac
 
 PACKAGE_NAME="${1}"
 PACKAGE_TYPE="${2}"
+ARCH="${3}"
 
 export DEBUG=1
 export CODE_PATH=${CODE_PATH:-"/emqx"}
@@ -48,17 +49,20 @@ if ! [ -f "$PACKAGE_FILE" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-case "$(uname -m)" in
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ]
+then
+  case "$(uname -m)" in
     x86_64)
-        ARCH='amd64'
-        ;;
+      ARCH='amd64'
+      ;;
     aarch64)
-        ARCH='arm64'
-        ;;
+      ARCH='arm64'
+      ;;
     arm*)
-        ARCH=arm
-        ;;
-esac
+      ARCH=arm
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
 export ARCH
 
 emqx_prepare(){
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
index cebec25a1..de74f41de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: build and test tgz package
       run: |
         make ${EMQX_NAME}-tgz
-        .ci/build_packages/tests.sh "$EMQX_PKG_NAME" tgz
+        .ci/build_packages/tests.sh "$EMQX_PKG_NAME" tgz amd64
     - name: run static checks
       if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
       run: |
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: build and test deb/rpm packages
       run: |
         make ${EMQX_NAME}-pkg
-        .ci/build_packages/tests.sh "$EMQX_PKG_NAME" pkg
+        .ci/build_packages/tests.sh "$EMQX_PKG_NAME" pkg amd64
     - name: build and test deb/rpm packages (Elixir)
       run: |
         make ${EMQX_NAME}-elixirpkg
-        .ci/build_packages/tests.sh "$EMQX_ELIXIRPKG_NAME" elixirpkg
+        .ci/build_packages/tests.sh "$EMQX_ELIXIRPKG_NAME" elixirpkg amd64
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.profile}}-${{ matrix.otp }}-${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/build b/build
index 56dc3e2dd..67d9c120e 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ case "$ARCH" in
         ARCH='arm64'
         ;;
     arm*)
-        ARCH=arm
+        ARCH='arm64'
         ;;
 esac
 export ARCH
diff --git a/scripts/buildx.sh b/scripts/buildx.sh
index e341d7464..ae295dfdf 100755
--- a/scripts/buildx.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildx.sh
@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ docker run -i --rm \
     --platform="linux/$ARCH" \
     -e EMQX_NAME="$PROFILE" \
     "$BUILDER" \
-    bash -euc "make ${PROFILE}-${PKGTYPE} && .ci/build_packages/tests.sh $PKG_NAME $PKGTYPE"
+    bash -euc "make ${PROFILE}-${PKGTYPE} && .ci/build_packages/tests.sh $PKG_NAME $PKGTYPE $ARCH"