diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js
index fed70aeb59..b8f9d2cf66 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ const { execSync } = require( 'child_process' );
 
 dotenvExpand.expand( dotenv.config() );
 
+if ( process.arch === 'arm64' ) {
+	process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE = `amd64/${process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE}`;
+}
+
 // Execute any docker-compose command passed to this script.
 execSync( 'docker-compose ' + process.argv.slice( 2 ).join( ' ' ), { stdio: 'inherit' } );
diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
index c17bbce887..223a0fa2a6 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ const { renameSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require( 'fs' );
 
 dotenvExpand.expand( dotenv.config() );
 
+if ( process.arch === 'arm64' ) {
+	process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE = `amd64/${process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE}`;
+}
+
 // Create wp-config.php.
 wp_cli( 'config create --dbname=wordpress_develop --dbuser=root --dbpass=password --dbhost=mysql --path=/var/www/src --force' );
 
diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js
index df52f6db80..9f4fb849db 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ const { execSync } = require( 'child_process' );
 
 dotenvExpand.expand( dotenv.config() );
 
+if ( process.arch === 'arm64' ) {
+	process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE = `amd64/${process.env.LOCAL_DB_TYPE}`;
+}
+
 // Start the local-env containers.
 execSync( 'docker-compose up -d wordpress-develop', { stdio: 'inherit' } );