diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a84312b1..5ec27081 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ build: build_netavark build_proxy_client
 
 .PHONY: build_netavark
 build_netavark: bin $(CARGO_TARGET_DIR)
-	$(CARGO) build $(release)
+	$(CARGO) build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu $(release)
 	cp $(CARGO_TARGET_DIR)/$(profile)/netavark bin/netavark$(if $(debug),.debug,)
 
 .PHONY: crate-publish
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: client
 client: bin $(CARGO_TARGET_DIR)
-	$(CARGO) build --bin netavark-dhcp-proxy-client $(release)
+	$(CARGO) build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu  --bin netavark-dhcp-proxy-client $(release)
 
 
 .PHONY: docs