diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py b/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py
index 5db48c5d2..5c0768ced 100755
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py
@@ -56,13 +56,9 @@ def find_and_remove_path(root_path, file_name=None):
             shutil.rmtree(root_path)
 
 
-def remove_references_for_all_arches_and_variants(ref_dump_dir,
-                                                  chosen_vndk_version,
-                                                  binder_bitness, targets,
-                                                  libs):
+def remove_references_for_all_arches(ref_dump_dir, chosen_vndk_version,
+                                     binder_bitness, targets, libs):
     for target in targets:
-        if target.arch == '' or target.arch_variant == '':
-            continue
         for category in ('ndk', 'platform', 'vndk'):
             dir_to_remove = get_ref_dump_dir_stem(
                 ref_dump_dir, category, chosen_vndk_version, binder_bitness,
@@ -107,12 +103,9 @@ def create_source_abi_reference_dumps(args, chosen_vndk_version,
                                       binder_bitness, lsdump_paths, targets):
     num_libs_copied = 0
     for target in targets:
-        if target.arch == '' or target.arch_variant == '':
-            continue
-
-        print('Creating dumps for target_arch:', target.arch, 'and variant ',
-              target.arch_variant)
         assert target.primary_arch != ''
+        print(f'Creating dumps for arch: {target.arch}, '
+              f'primary arch: {target.primary_arch}')
 
         num_libs_copied += find_and_copy_lib_lsdumps(
             args.ref_dump_dir, chosen_vndk_version, binder_bitness, target,
@@ -140,11 +133,12 @@ def create_source_abi_reference_dumps_for_all_products(args):
         chosen_vndk_version = choose_vndk_version(
             args.version, platform_vndk_version, board_vndk_version)
 
-        targets = [Target(True, product), Target(False, product)]
+        targets = [t for t in (Target(True, product), Target(False, product))
+                   if t.arch]
         # Remove reference ABI dumps specified in `args.libs` (or remove all of
         # them if none of them are specified) so that we may build these
         # libraries successfully.
-        remove_references_for_all_arches_and_variants(
+        remove_references_for_all_arches(
             args.ref_dump_dir, chosen_vndk_version, binder_bitness, targets,
             args.libs)
 
diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/utils.py b/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/utils.py
index e0fd5cf42..5f956bf96 100644
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/utils.py
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ class Target(object):
         self.cpu_variant = build_vars[3]
 
     def get_arch_str(self):
-        """Return a string that represents the architecture and the
-        architecture variant.
+        """Return a string that represents the architecture and the primary
+        architecture.
+        """
+        if not self.arch or self.arch == self.primary_arch:
+            return self.primary_arch
+        return self.arch + '_' + self.primary_arch
+
+    def get_arch_cpu_str(self):
+        """Return a string that represents the architecture, the architecture
+        variant, and the CPU variant.
 
         If TARGET_ARCH == TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT, soong makes targetArchVariant
         empty. This is the case for aosp_x86_64.
@@ -64,17 +72,12 @@ class Target(object):
         else:
             arch_variant = '_' + self.arch_variant
 
-        return self.arch + arch_variant
-
-    def get_arch_cpu_str(self):
-        """Return a string that represents the architecture, the architecture
-        variant, and the CPU variant."""
         if not self.cpu_variant or self.cpu_variant == 'generic':
             cpu_variant = ''
         else:
             cpu_variant = '_' + self.cpu_variant
 
-        return self.get_arch_str() + cpu_variant
+        return self.arch + arch_variant + cpu_variant
 
 
 def _validate_dump_content(dump_path):