diff --git a/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh b/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh
index 3ac2a883ad222493e351a99348e0661b033f06e8..b97053ae6bcd7fc2bb2a7ead2839b0078a41e4d9 100755
--- a/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh
+++ b/l2ork_addons/tar_em_up.sh
@@ -378,10 +378,17 @@ then
 	if [ $inno -eq 0 -a $dmg -eq 0 -a $light -eq 0 ]; then
 		cd raspberry_pi
 		./makeall.sh
+		# these don't seem to be built on some newer ARM architectures
+		# for some reason, so check to make sure that we actually have
+		# them before trying to install
+		if [ -f disis_gpio/disis_gpio.pd_linux ]; then
 		cp -f disis_gpio/disis_gpio.pd_linux ../../packages/linux_make/build$inst_dir/lib/pd-l2ork/extra
 		cp -f disis_gpio/disis_gpio-help.pd ../../packages/linux_make/build$inst_dir/lib/pd-l2ork/extra
+		fi
+		if [ -f disis_spi/disis_spi.pd_linux ]; then
 		cp -f disis_spi/disis_spi.pd_linux ../../packages/linux_make/build$inst_dir/lib/pd-l2ork/extra
 		cp -f disis_spi/disis_spi-help.pd ../../packages/linux_make/build$inst_dir/lib/pd-l2ork/extra
+		fi
 		cd ../
 	fi