diff --git a/scripts/dependencies_check b/scripts/dependencies_check
index 375512b..32c42ef 100644
--- a/scripts/dependencies_check
+++ b/scripts/dependencies_check
@@ -28,11 +28,26 @@ dependencies_check()
 		false
 	fi
 
+    # If we're building on a native arm platform, we don't need to check for
+    # binfmt_misc or require it to be loaded.
 
-	if ! grep -q "/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc" /proc/mounts; then
-		echo "Module binfmt_misc not loaded in host"
-		echo "Please run:"
-		echo "  sudo modprobe binfmt_misc"
-		exit 1
+	binfmt_misc_required=1
+
+	case $(uname -m) in
+		aarch64)
+			binfmt_misc_required=0
+			;;
+		arm*)
+			binfmt_misc_required=0
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	if [[ "${binfmt_misc_required}" == "1" ]]; then
+		if ! grep -q "/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc" /proc/mounts; then
+			echo "Module binfmt_misc not loaded in host"
+			echo "Please run:"
+			echo "  sudo modprobe binfmt_misc"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 	fi
 }