diff --git a/src/api/make.js b/src/api/make.js
index 80f4971944..ac6539dbfd 100644
--- a/src/api/make.js
+++ b/src/api/make.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import 'colors';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
+import { hostArch } from 'electron-packager/targets';
 
 import asyncOra from '../util/ora-handler';
-import electronHostArch from '../util/electron-host-arch';
 import getForgeConfig from '../util/forge-config';
 import runHook from '../util/hook';
 import { info, warn } from '../util/messages';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
     dir: process.cwd(),
     interactive: false,
     skipPackage: false,
-    arch: electronHostArch(),
+    arch: hostArch(),
     platform: process.platform,
   }, providedOptions);
 
diff --git a/src/api/package.js b/src/api/package.js
index 58f89d35b6..53791394da 100644
--- a/src/api/package.js
+++ b/src/api/package.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import glob from 'glob';
 import path from 'path';
 import pify from 'pify';
 import packager from 'electron-packager';
+import { hostArch } from 'electron-packager/targets';
 
-import electronHostArch from '../util/electron-host-arch';
 import getForgeConfig from '../util/forge-config';
 import runHook from '../util/hook';
 import realOra, { fakeOra } from '../util/ora';
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
   let { dir, interactive, arch, platform } = Object.assign({
     dir: process.cwd(),
     interactive: false,
-    arch: electronHostArch(),
+    arch: hostArch(),
     platform: process.platform,
   }, providedOptions);
 
diff --git a/src/util/electron-host-arch.js b/src/util/electron-host-arch.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed8652f27..0000000000
--- a/src/util/electron-host-arch.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export default () => {
-  if (process.arch === 'arm' && process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
-    return 'armv7l';
-  }
-
-  return process.arch;
-};
diff --git a/test/fast/electron-host-arch_spec.js b/test/fast/electron-host-arch_spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index faeb9eea61..0000000000
--- a/test/fast/electron-host-arch_spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { expect } from 'chai';
-
-import electronHostArch from '../../src/util/electron-host-arch';
-
-describe('electron-host-arch', () => {
-  if (process.arch !== 'arm') {
-    describe('on non-arm systems', () => {
-      it('should return the current arch', () => {
-        expect(electronHostArch()).to.equal(process.arch);
-      });
-    });
-  }
-});