diff --git a/common/build_version.cpp b/common/build_version.cpp
index 03ad115d6a..5268d2e117 100644
--- a/common/build_version.cpp
+++ b/common/build_version.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ extern std::string GetCurlLibVersion();
 #include <kicad_build_version.h>
 
 
+wxString GetPlatformGetBitnessName()
+{
+    wxPlatformInfo platform;
+// TODO (ISM): Read conditional once our wx fork and flatpaks are running released 3.1.5
+#if 0 && wxCHECK_VERSION( 3, 1, 5 )
+    return platform.GetBitnessName();
+#else
+    return platform.GetArchName();
+#endif
+}
+
+
 wxString GetBuildVersion()
 {
     wxString msg = wxString::Format( wxT( "%s" ), wxT( KICAD_VERSION_FULL ) );
@@ -128,12 +140,7 @@ wxString GetVersionInfoData( const wxString& aTitle, bool aHtml, bool aBrief )
     aMsg << eol;
 
     aMsg << "Platform: " << wxGetOsDescription() << ", "
-// TODO (ISM): Readd conditional once our wx fork and flatpaks are running released 3.1.5
-#if 0 && wxCHECK_VERSION( 3, 1, 5 )
-         << platform.GetBitnessName() << ", "
-#else
-         << platform.GetArchName() << ", "
-#endif
+         << GetPlatformGetBitnessName() << ", "
          << platform.GetEndiannessName() << ", "
          << platform.GetPortIdName();
 
diff --git a/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp b/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
index aad85e53ae..f114e202b0 100644
--- a/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
+++ b/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ KICAD_CURL_EASY::KICAD_CURL_EASY() : m_headers( nullptr )
     wxPlatformInfo platformInfo;
     wxString application( Pgm().App().GetAppName() );
     wxString version( GetBuildVersion() );
-    wxString platform = "(" + wxGetOsDescription() + ";" + platformInfo.GetArchName();
+    wxString platform = "(" + wxGetOsDescription() + ";" + GetPlatformGetBitnessName();
 
 #if defined( KICAD_BUILD_ARCH_X64 )
     platform << ";64-bit";
diff --git a/include/build_version.h b/include/build_version.h
index 41acf9e152..17dcbf2700 100644
--- a/include/build_version.h
+++ b/include/build_version.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class wxString;
  */
 wxString GetBuildVersion();
 
+/**
+ * @return the bitness name string (like "Little endian")
+ */
+wxString GetPlatformGetBitnessName();
+
 /**
  * Get the semantic version string for KiCad defined inside the KiCadVersion.cmake file in
  * the variable KICAD_SEMANTIC_VERSION.