diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go
index b270e2f4fda7..01131c07d525 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go
@@ -566,6 +566,16 @@ func packageAgent(requiredPackages []string, packagingFn func()) {
 		}
 
 		os.Setenv(agentDropPath, dropPath)
+		if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
+			const platformsVar = "PLATFORMS"
+			oldPlatforms := os.Getenv(platformsVar)
+			os.Setenv(platformsVar, runtime.GOOS+"/"+runtime.GOARCH)
+			if oldPlatforms != "" {
+				defer os.Setenv(platformsVar, oldPlatforms)
+			} else {
+				defer os.Unsetenv(oldPlatforms)
+			}
+		}
 
 		// cleanup after build
 		defer os.RemoveAll(dropPath)