diff --git a/config/sources/arm64.conf b/config/sources/arm64.conf
index 1cb1bb89c7..6d274c005c 100644
--- a/config/sources/arm64.conf
+++ b/config/sources/arm64.conf
@@ -50,3 +50,16 @@ fi
 ## System toolchains don't have the -none- variant, remove it
 [[ "${SKIP_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAINS}" == "yes" ]] && [[ "${UBOOT_COMPILER}" = *none* ]] && UBOOT_COMPILER="${UBOOT_COMPILER//-none-/-}"
 [[ "${SKIP_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAINS}" == "yes" ]] && [[ "${ATF_COMPILER}" = *none* ]] && ATF_COMPILER="${ATF_COMPILER//-none-/-}"
+
+if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
+	case "$(lsb_release -sc)" in
+	"bullseye"|"focal"|"hirsute"|"impish"|"jammy")
+		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64-static -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
+		;;
+	*)
+		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64 -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
+		;;
+	esac
+else
+	PKG_PREFIX=""
+fi
diff --git a/config/sources/families/include/meson64_common.inc b/config/sources/families/include/meson64_common.inc
index 2a7ab08c5a..084bd2183c 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/include/meson64_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/families/include/meson64_common.inc
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 esac
 
-if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
-	if [[ "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "bullseye" || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "focal" || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "hirsute" || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "impish"  || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "jammy" ]]; then
-		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64-static -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
-	else
-		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64 "
-	fi
-else
-	PKG_PREFIX=""
-fi
+#if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
+#	if [[ "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "bullseye" || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "focal" || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "hirsute" || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "impish"  || "$(lsb_release -sc)" == "jammy" ]]; then
+#		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64-static -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
+#	else
+#		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64 "
+#	fi
+#else
+#	PKG_PREFIX=""
+#fi
 
 # this helper function includes postprocess for p212 and its variants.
 # $1 PATH for uboot blob repo
diff --git a/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc b/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
index 1cd00a82f1..ce2c9e8ddd 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ BOOTPATCHDIR="u-boot-rockchip64"
 PACKAGE_LIST_FAMILY="ethtool"
 
 RKBIN_DIR="$SRC/cache/sources/rkbin-tools"
-if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
-	case "$(lsb_release -sc)" in
-	"bullseye"|"focal"|"hirsute"|"impish"|"jammy")
-		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64-static -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
-		;;
-	*)
-		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64 -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
-		;;
-	esac
-else
-	PKG_PREFIX=""
-fi
+#if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
+#	case "$(lsb_release -sc)" in
+#	"bullseye"|"focal"|"hirsute"|"impish"|"jammy")
+#		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64-static -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
+#		;;
+#	*)
+#		PKG_PREFIX="qemu-x86_64 -L /usr/x86_64-linux-gnu "
+#		;;
+#	esac
+#else
+#	PKG_PREFIX=""
+#fi
 
 BOOT_SOC=`expr $BOOTCONFIG : '.*\(rk[[:digit:]]\+.*\)_.*'`
 
diff --git a/lib/general.sh b/lib/general.sh
index 882eacbedd..b6670ba5f9 100644
--- a/lib/general.sh
+++ b/lib/general.sh
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ display_alert "Building kernel splash logo" "$RELEASE" "info"
 	THROBBER_HEIGHT=$(identify $THROBBER | head -1 | cut -d " " -f 3 | cut -d x -f 2)
 	convert -alpha remove -background "#000000"	$LOGO "${SDCARD}"/tmp/logo.rgb
 	convert -alpha remove -background "#000000" $THROBBER "${SDCARD}"/tmp/throbber%02d.rgb
-	${SRC}/packages/blobs/splash/bootsplash-packer \
+	$PKG_PREFIX${SRC}/packages/blobs/splash/bootsplash-packer \
 	--bg_red 0x00 \
 	--bg_green 0x00 \
 	--bg_blue 0x00 \