diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Installers/src/GenerateMacOSDistributionFile.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Installers/src/GenerateMacOSDistributionFile.cs
index d471bee08dd..a720fcbefe2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Installers/src/GenerateMacOSDistributionFile.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Installers/src/GenerateMacOSDistributionFile.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public override bool Execute()
 
                 var archScriptContent = @"<![CDATA[
 function IsX64Machine() {
-    var machine = system.sysctl(""hw.foo"");
+    var machine = system.sysctl(""hw.machine"");
     var cputype = system.sysctl(""hw.cputype"");
     var cpu64 = system.sysctl(""hw.cpu64bit_capable"");
     system.log(""Machine type: "" + machine);