diff --git a/utilities/containers/ci.sh b/utilities/containers/ci.sh
index e00971e0cc..f73cdc90ae 100755
--- a/utilities/containers/ci.sh
+++ b/utilities/containers/ci.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CONTAINER_WORKDIR="/workspace/ovn-tmp"
 IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:-"ovn-org/ovn-tests"}
 
 # Test variables
-ARCH=${ARCH:-$(uname -i)}
+ARCH=${ARCH:-$(uname -m)}
 CC=${CC:-gcc}