diff --git a/lightgbm-sys/build.rs b/lightgbm-sys/build.rs
index 4cd93a4..711c381 100644
--- a/lightgbm-sys/build.rs
+++ b/lightgbm-sys/build.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn main() {
     #[cfg(feature = "cuda")]
     let mut dst = dst.define("USE_CUDA", "1").define("USE_CUDA_EXP", "1");
 
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[cfg(all(target_os = "macos", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
     {
         let path = PathBuf::from("/opt/homebrew/"); // check for m1 vs intel config
         if let Ok(_dir) = std::fs::read_dir(&path) {