diff --git a/sshcode.go b/sshcode.go
index a31e3d8..e185d15 100644
--- a/sshcode.go
+++ b/sshcode.go
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ func downloadScript(codeServerPath string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
 		`set -euxo pipefail || exit 1
 
+[ "$(uname -m)" != "x86_64" ] && echo "Unsupported server architecture $(uname -m). code-server only has releases for x86_64 systems." && exit 1
 pkill -f %v || true
 mkdir -p ~/.local/share/code-server %v
 cd %v