diff --git a/cmd/control/install.go b/cmd/control/install.go
index f7e858fa..d949927d 100755
--- a/cmd/control/install.go
+++ b/cmd/control/install.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ var installCommand = cli.Command{
 }
 
 func installAction(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if runtime.GOARCH != "amd64" {
+		log.Fatalf("ros install / upgrade only supported on 'amd64', not '%s'", runtime.GOARCH)
+	}
+
 	if c.Args().Present() {
 		log.Fatalf("invalid arguments %v", c.Args())
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/control/os.go b/cmd/control/os.go
index 438a2f53..d30a7f5b 100644
--- a/cmd/control/os.go
+++ b/cmd/control/os.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -167,6 +168,10 @@ func getLatestImage() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func osUpgrade(c *cli.Context) error {
+	if runtime.GOARCH != "amd64" {
+		log.Fatalf("ros install / upgrade only supported on 'amd64', not '%s'", runtime.GOARCH)
+	}
+
 	image := c.String("image")
 
 	if image == "" {