diff --git a/docs/installer.py b/docs/installer.py
index def0fc508..4d3f0d012 100644
--- a/docs/installer.py
+++ b/docs/installer.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def main(dest=None, launch=True, installer=None):
         else:
             dest = os.path.expanduser('~/.local')
     machine = os.uname()[4]
-    if machine and machine.lower().startswith('arm'):
+    if not is_macos and machine and machine.lower().startswith('arm'):
         raise SystemExit(
             'You are running on an ARM system. The kitty binaries are only'
             ' available for x86 systems. You will have to build from'
diff --git a/docs/installer.sh b/docs/installer.sh
index 75809b3a2..90eb11c93 100644
--- a/docs/installer.sh
+++ b/docs/installer.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def main(dest=None, launch=True, installer=None):
         else:
             dest = os.path.expanduser('~/.local')
     machine = os.uname()[4]
-    if machine and machine.lower().startswith('arm'):
+    if not is_macos and machine and machine.lower().startswith('arm'):
         raise SystemExit(
             'You are running on an ARM system. The kitty binaries are only'
             ' available for x86 systems. You will have to build from'