diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcbf74c4a..d71488f5c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --dirty)
+UNAME := $(shell uname)
+ARCH := $(shell uname -m)
 BUILDER_NAME = builder
 APP_NAME = helmvm
 ADMIN_CONSOLE_CHART_VERSION = 1.100.1
@@ -13,7 +15,16 @@ LD_FLAGS = -X github.com/replicatedhq/helmvm/pkg/defaults.K0sVersion=$(K0S_VERSI
 default: helmvm-linux-amd64
 
 output/bin/yq:
+ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
+ifeq ($(ARCH), arm64)
+	curl -L -o output/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.34.1/yq_darwin_arm64
+else
+	curl -L -o output/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.34.1/yq_darwin_amd64
+endif
+endif
+ifeq ($(UNAME), Linux)
 	curl -L -o output/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.34.1/yq_linux_amd64
+endif
 	chmod +x output/bin/yq
 
 output/bin/helm: