diff --git a/cloudknot/dockerimage.py b/cloudknot/dockerimage.py
index 3b06b9d..9d0c3ca 100644
--- a/cloudknot/dockerimage.py
+++ b/cloudknot/dockerimage.py
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ def build(self, tags, image_name=None, nocache=False):
                 rm=True,
                 forcerm=True,
                 nocache=nocache,
+                platform="linux/amd64",
             )
 
         # Update the config file images list