diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-iso.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-iso.sh
index 9b787b0de..7d7ed547b 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-iso.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-x86_64-iso.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
 
 _BASENAME="$(basename "${0}")"
+_PRESET_DIR="/etc/archboot/presets"
+_TARBALL_HELPER="/usr/bin/archboot-tarball-helper.sh"
 _SHIM_URL="https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/shim/15.4/5/x86_64"
 _SHIM_VERSION="shim-x64-15.4-5.x86_64.rpm"
 _SHIM32_VERSION="shim-ia32-15.4-5.x86_64.rpm"
@@ -43,10 +45,6 @@ usage () {
 
 [[ -z "${1}" ]] && usage
 
-
-PRESET_DIR="/etc/archboot/presets"
-TARBALL_HELPER="/usr/bin/archboot-tarball-helper.sh"
-
 # change to english locale!
 export LANG="en_US"
 
@@ -71,6 +69,12 @@ if ! [[ ${UID} -eq 0 ]]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+### check for aarch64
+if ! [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Please run on x86_64 hardware."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 #set PRESET
 [[ -z "${_PRESET}" ]] && _PRESET="x86_64"
 _PRESET=""${_PRESET_DIR}"/"${_PRESET}""