7 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
index f4133dbde..dfdedefca 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine init myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: completion.AutocompleteNone,
+		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
index 134a081ab..d23dbbbde 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var (
 		ValidArgsFunction: completion.AutocompleteNone,
 		Example: `podman machine list,
   podman machine ls`,
+		PreRunE: noAarch64,
 	}
 	listFlag = listFlagType{}
 )
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
index b059afc38..848a0715e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 package machine
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
@@ -16,6 +18,18 @@ var (
 	noOp = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
+	// noAarch64 temporarily disables arm64 support on
+	// Apple Silicon
+	noAarch64 = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
+			if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+				return errors.New("due to missing upstream patches, Apple Silicon is not capable of running Podman machine yet")
+			}
+			return errors.New("no aarch64 images are available at this time")
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Command: podman _machine_
 	machineCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                "machine",
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go b/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
index 02e3dfeb8..a175a7388 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine rm myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachine,
+		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go b/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
index b52a48faf..07666e444 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var (
 		Example: `podman machine ssh myvm
   podman machine ssh myvm echo hello`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachineSSH,
+		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/start.go b/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
index f8f0eed09..ebbfd263e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine start myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachine,
+		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go b/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
index 2d5aa7b95..ff99bdef3 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var (
 		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example:           `podman machine stop myvm`,
 		ValidArgsFunction: autocompleteMachine,
+		PreRunE:           noAarch64,
 	}
 )