diff --git a/Makefile.darwin b/Makefile.darwin
index ab8ac344f..3011704bd 100644
--- a/Makefile.darwin
+++ b/Makefile.darwin
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #darwin specific settings
 COMMANDS += containerd-shim
 
-# supports go test -race
-TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+# amd64 supports go test -race
+ifeq ("amd64", $(GOARCH))
+	TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+endif
diff --git a/Makefile.freebsd b/Makefile.freebsd
index 675d6caa5..4548eb1cd 100644
--- a/Makefile.freebsd
+++ b/Makefile.freebsd
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #freebsd specific settings
 COMMANDS += containerd-shim
 
-# supports go test -race
-TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+# amd64 supports go test -race
+ifeq ("amd64", $(GOARCH))
+	TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+endif
diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 0bf02ec3a..01b9ceb6c 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #linux specific settings
 COMMANDS += containerd-shim
 
-# supports go test -race
-TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+# amd64 supports go test -race
+ifeq ("amd64", $(GOARCH))
+	TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+endif
diff --git a/Makefile.windows b/Makefile.windows
index 6db1e603d..d41401211 100644
--- a/Makefile.windows
+++ b/Makefile.windows
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ FIX_PATH = $(subst /,\,$1)
 
 BINARY_SUFFIX=".exe"
 
-# supports go test -race
-TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+# amd64 supports go test -race
+ifeq ("amd64", $(GOARCH))
+	TESTFLAGS_RACE= -race
+endif