diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
index 0f4012a36..41d28f8db 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/aarch64/mod.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ mod arch_specific {
         Some(CHECK_LIST)
     }
 
+    pub fn host_is_vmcontainer_capable() -> Result<bool> {
+        // TODO: Not implemented
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     // Guest protection is not supported on ARM64.
     pub fn available_guest_protection() -> Result<check::GuestProtection, check::ProtectionError> {
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/powerpc64le/mod.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/powerpc64le/mod.rs
index fc849c631..436d5a4d2 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/powerpc64le/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/powerpc64le/mod.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ mod arch_specific {
         // to the goloang implementation of function getCPUDetails()
     }
 
+    pub fn host_is_vmcontainer_capable() -> Result<bool> {
+        // TODO: Not implemented
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
     pub fn available_guest_protection() -> Result<check::GuestProtection, check::ProtectionError> {
         if !Uid::effective().is_root() {
             return Err(check::ProtectionError::NoPerms);
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/s390x/mod.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/s390x/mod.rs
index d3efe6f3c..991d676d1 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/s390x/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/s390x/mod.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ mod arch_specific {
         Some(CHECK_LIST)
     }
 
+    pub fn host_is_vmcontainer_capable() -> Result<bool> {
+        let mut count = 0;
+        if check_cpu().is_err() {
+            count += 1;
+        };
+
+        // TODO: Add additional checks for kernel modules
+
+        if count == 0 {
+            return Ok(true);
+        };
+
+        Err(anyhow!("System is not capable of running a VM"))
+    }
+
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     fn retrieve_cpu_facilities() -> Result<HashMap<i32, bool>> {
         let f = std::fs::File::open(check::PROC_CPUINFO)?;
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
index 457f87d9f..fb2d0a35e 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -343,6 +343,23 @@ mod arch_specific {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn host_is_vmcontainer_capable() -> Result<bool> {
+        let mut count = 0;
+        if check_cpu("check_cpu").is_err() {
+            count += 1;
+        };
+
+        if check_kernel_modules("check_modules").is_err() {
+            count += 1;
+        };
+
+        if count == 0 {
+            return Ok(true);
+        };
+
+        Err(anyhow!("System is not capable of running a VM"))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs
index f8d39dbde..78e30a93a 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 // Contains checks that are not architecture-specific
 
+#[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86_64"))]
 use crate::types::KernelModule;
+
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use nix::fcntl::{open, OFlag};
 use nix::sys::stat::Mode;
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ pub fn check_kernel_module_loaded(kernel_module: &KernelModule) -> Result<(), St
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86_64"))]
     use crate::types::{KernelModule, KernelParam, KernelParamType};
     use semver::Version;
     use slog::warn;
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/env_ops.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/env_ops.rs
index 05602e479..d687f9617 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/env_ops.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/env_ops.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,12 @@ fn get_host_info() -> Result<HostInfo> {
 
     let guest_protection = guest_protection.to_string();
 
+    let mut vm_container_capable = true;
+
+    if arch_specific::host_is_vmcontainer_capable().is_err() {
+        vm_container_capable = false;
+    }
+
     let support_vsocks = utils::supports_vsocks(utils::VHOST_VSOCK_DEVICE)?;
 
     Ok(HostInfo {
@@ -264,8 +270,7 @@ fn get_host_info() -> Result<HostInfo> {
         cpu: host_cpu,
         memory: memory_info,
         available_guest_protection: guest_protection,
-        // TODO: See https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/6727
-        vm_container_capable: true,
+        vm_container_capable,
         support_vsocks,
     })
 }