diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index bc2a07d728..5fd1782371 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTS ?=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.55.2
-# golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64.
+# golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64/arm64.
 # windows isn't included here because of the path separator being different.
 ifeq ($(GOHOSTOS),$(filter $(GOHOSTOS),linux darwin))
-	ifeq ($(GOHOSTARCH),$(filter $(GOHOSTARCH),amd64 i386))
+	ifeq ($(GOHOSTARCH),$(filter $(GOHOSTARCH),amd64 i386 arm64))
 		# If we're in CI and there is an Actions file, that means the linter
 		# is being run in Actions, so we don't need to run it here.
 		ifneq (,$(SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT))