diff --git a/salt/modules/yumpkg.py b/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
index 5142996ef7..508ba2f5e6 100644
--- a/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
+++ b/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
@@ -209,15 +209,13 @@ def list_pkgs(*args):
 
         salt '*' pkg.list_pkgs
     '''
-    cmd = 'rpm -qa --queryformat ' \
-          '"%{NAME}_|-%{VERSION}_|-%{RELEASE}_|-%{ARCH}\n"'
+    cmd = 'rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}_|-%{VERSION}_|-%{RELEASE}\n"'
     ret = {}
     for line in __salt__['cmd.run'](cmd).splitlines():
-        name, version, rel, arch = line.split('_|-')
+        name, version, rel = line.split('_|-')
         pkgver = version
         if rel:
             pkgver += '-{0}'.format(rel)
-        pkgver += '.{0}'.format(arch)
         __salt__['pkg_resource.add_pkg'](ret, name, pkgver)
     __salt__['pkg_resource.sort_pkglist'](ret)
     return ret
diff --git a/salt/modules/yumpkg5.py b/salt/modules/yumpkg5.py
index a52135197f..9924988b22 100644
--- a/salt/modules/yumpkg5.py
+++ b/salt/modules/yumpkg5.py
@@ -109,15 +109,13 @@ def list_pkgs():
 
         salt '*' pkg.list_pkgs
     '''
-    cmd = 'rpm -qa --queryformat ' \
-          '"%{NAME}_|-%{VERSION}_|-%{RELEASE}_|-%{ARCH}\n"'
+    cmd = 'rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}_|-%{VERSION}_|-%{RELEASE}\n"'
     ret = {}
     for line in __salt__['cmd.run'](cmd).splitlines():
-        name, version, rel, arch = line.split('_|-')
+        name, version, rel = line.split('_|-')
         pkgver = version
         if rel:
             pkgver += '-{0}'.format(rel)
-        pkgver += '.{0}'.format(arch)
         __salt__['pkg_resource.add_pkg'](ret, name, pkgver)
     __salt__['pkg_resource.sort_pkglist'](ret)
     return ret