diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/build-kernel.sh b/tools/packaging/kernel/build-kernel.sh
index af7e36e6bd..4de27ca338 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/build-kernel.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/build-kernel.sh
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ install_kata() {
 	local kernel_path=${1:-}
 	[ -n "${kernel_path}" ] || die "kernel_path not provided"
 	[ -d "${kernel_path}" ] || die "path to kernel does not exist, use ${script_name} setup"
+	[ -n "${arch_target}" ] || arch_target="$(uname -m)"
+	arch_target=$(arch_to_kernel "${arch_target}")
 	pushd "${kernel_path}" >>/dev/null
 	config_version=$(get_config_version)
 	[ -n "${config_version}" ] || die "failed to get config version"
@@ -593,7 +595,6 @@ main() {
 			build_kernel "${kernel_path}"
 			;;
 		install)
-			build_kernel "${kernel_path}"
 			install_kata "${kernel_path}"
 			;;
 		setup)
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 257e563266..a9c8fe8292 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-102
+103