diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index e2c8ad94ee..5986653796 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ else
 fi
 [ -z "$TARGET" ] && TARGET="target"
 
-if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" -a ! "$PKG_ARCH" = "any" ]; then
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "$TARGET_ARCH" || exit 0
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "\-$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" ]; then
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "!$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "$TARGET_ARCH" || listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "any" || exit 0
 fi
 
 unset INSTALL
diff --git a/scripts/create_addon b/scripts/create_addon
index 31ba1332fe..2be57c43ae 100755
--- a/scripts/create_addon
+++ b/scripts/create_addon
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" -a ! "$PKG_ARCH" = "any" ]; then
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "$TARGET_ARCH" || exit 0
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "\-$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" ]; then
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "!$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "$TARGET_ARCH" || listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "any" || exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$PKG_ADDON_PROJECTS" -a ! "$PKG_ADDON_PROJECTS" = "any" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 96ff3b5f25..5c04d61cae 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ mkdir -p $STAMPS_INSTALL/$PACKAGE_NAME
 
 [ -f $STAMP ] && exit 0
 
-if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" -a ! "$PKG_ARCH" = "any" ]; then
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "$TARGET_ARCH" || exit 0
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "\-$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" ]; then
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "!$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "$TARGET_ARCH" || listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "any" || exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f $PKG_DIR/package.mk ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall b/scripts/uninstall
index 7acd58f9e5..37146d9dc9 100755
--- a/scripts/uninstall
+++ b/scripts/uninstall
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ else
 fi
 [ -z "$TARGET" ] && TARGET="target"
 
-if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" -a ! "$PKG_ARCH" = "any" ]; then
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "$TARGET_ARCH" || exit 0
-  echo "$PKG_ARCH" | grep -q "\-$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+if [ -n "$PKG_ARCH" ]; then
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "!$TARGET_ARCH" && exit 0
+  listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "$TARGET_ARCH" || listcontains "$PKG_ARCH" "any" || exit 0
 fi
 
 STAMP=$STAMPS/$PACKAGE_NAME/build_$TARGET