diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go b/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go
index 1836cf7fc44..6a0cd8609ac 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,29 +23,20 @@ import (
 type dockerBuilder struct {
 	PackageSpec
 
-	imageName       string
-	buildDir        string
-	beatDir         string
-	isBuildxEnabled bool
+	imageName string
+	buildDir  string
+	beatDir   string
 }
 
 func newDockerBuilder(spec PackageSpec) (*dockerBuilder, error) {
 	buildDir := filepath.Join(spec.packageDir, "docker-build")
 	beatDir := filepath.Join(buildDir, "beat")
 
-	buildxEnabled := isBuildxEnabled()
-	if buildxEnabled {
-		fmt.Println("Docker buildx is available, cross-platform builds are possible")
-	} else {
-		fmt.Println("Docker buildx is not available")
-	}
-
 	return &dockerBuilder{
-		PackageSpec:     spec,
-		imageName:       spec.ImageName(),
-		buildDir:        buildDir,
-		beatDir:         beatDir,
-		isBuildxEnabled: buildxEnabled,
+		PackageSpec: spec,
+		imageName:   spec.ImageName(),
+		buildDir:    buildDir,
+		beatDir:     beatDir,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -198,18 +188,6 @@ func (b *dockerBuilder) dockerBuild() (string, error) {
 	if repository := b.ExtraVars["repository"]; repository != "" {
 		tag = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", repository, tag)
 	}
-
-	platform := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", "linux", b.Arch)
-
-	if runtime.GOARCH != b.Arch { // we need a cross-platform build, check if buildx is available
-		if !b.isBuildxEnabled {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("cross-platform docker build requested, but buildx is not available")
-		}
-		// if building cross-platform, add the arch name to the tag
-		tag = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", tag, b.Arch)
-		return tag, sh.Run("docker", "buildx", "build", "-t", tag, "--platform", platform, "--load", b.buildDir)
-	}
-
 	return tag, sh.Run("docker", "build", "-t", tag, b.buildDir)
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +253,3 @@ func (b *dockerBuilder) dockerSave(tag string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func isBuildxEnabled() bool {
-	return sh.Run("docker", "buildx", "version") == nil
-}
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/pkg.go b/dev-tools/mage/pkg.go
index aba7606bcec..6ec09f2e598 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/pkg.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/pkg.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/magefile/mage/mg"
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ func Package() error {
 					continue
 				}
 
+				if target.Name == "linux/arm64" && pkgType == Docker && runtime.GOARCH != "arm64" {
+					log.Printf("Skipping Docker package type because build host isn't arm")
+					continue
+				}
+
 				packageArch, err := getOSArchName(target, pkgType)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("Skipping arch %v for package type %v: %v", target.Arch(), pkgType, err)