diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index f46847bb7..19b7bccdb 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # [Choice] Ubuntu version (use hirsuite or bionic on local arm64/Apple Silicon): hirsute, focal, bionic
 ARG VARIANT="hirsute"
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/base:0-${VARIANT}
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/base:0-${VARIANT}
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
 # RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \