diff --git a/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-package.yaml b/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-package.yaml
index 934556c71c..273a2f07ae 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-package.yaml
+++ b/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-package.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ package:
   {{end}}
 {{end}}
 # x86-only provider packages (hypervisor tools not available on arm64)
-{{if ne .Vars.arch "arm64"}}
+{{if ne .Vars.ARCH "arm64"}}
 {{range $name, $vers := index .Vars .Vars.OS .Vars.PROVIDER "package-x86"}}
   {{$name}}:
     installed: true
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-vars.yaml b/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-vars.yaml
index b8bb96b806..6043c22022 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-vars.yaml
+++ b/images/capi/packer/goss/goss-vars.yaml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ photon_5_rpms: &photon_5_rpms
   logrotate:
 
 arch: "amd64"
+ARCH: "amd64"
 containerd_enable_limit_no_file: ""
 containerd_gvisor_runtime: ""
 containerd_gvisor_version: ""