diff --git a/src/auditwheel/audit.rs b/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
index b2ee74a89..3d69f1431 100644
--- a/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
+++ b/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::musllinux::{find_musl_libc, get_musl_version};
 use super::policy::{MANYLINUX_POLICIES, MUSLLINUX_POLICIES, Policy};
 use crate::auditwheel::{PlatformTag, find_external_libs};
 use crate::compile::BuildArtifact;
-use crate::target::Target;
+use crate::target::{Arch, Target};
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use fs_err::File;
 use goblin::elf::{Elf, sym::STB_WEAK, sym::STT_FUNC};
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ pub fn auditwheel_rs(
         }
     } else if let Some(policy) = highest_policy {
         Ok(policy)
+    } else if target.target_arch() == Arch::Armv6L || target.target_arch() == Arch::Armv7L {
+        // Old arm versions
+        // https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/blob/556e1e3390999381c382873b003a779a1363cb4d/warehouse/forklift/legacy.py#L122-L123
+        Ok(Policy::default())
     } else {
         eprintln!(
             "⚠️  Warning: No compatible platform tag found, using the linux tag instead. \
diff --git a/src/build_options.rs b/src/build_options.rs
index 20e56bae9..34050f34b 100644
--- a/src/build_options.rs
+++ b/src/build_options.rs
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ impl BuildContextBuilder {
         } else if let [PlatformTag::Pypi] = &build_options.platform_tag[..] {
             // Avoid building for architectures we already know aren't allowed on PyPI
             if !is_arch_supported_by_pypi(&target) {
-                bail!("Target {} architecture is not supported by PyPI", target);
+                bail!("Rust target {} is not supported by PyPI", target);
             }
             // The defaults are already targeting PyPI: manylinux on linux,
             // and the native tag on windows and mac
diff --git a/src/target/mod.rs b/src/target/mod.rs
index f3d4364d8..8838d84a5 100644
--- a/src/target/mod.rs
+++ b/src/target/mod.rs
@@ -99,33 +99,39 @@ pub enum Arch {
     LoongArch64,
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for Arch {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+impl Arch {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
         match *self {
-            Arch::Aarch64 => write!(f, "aarch64"),
-            Arch::Armv5teL => write!(f, "armv5tel"),
-            Arch::Armv6L => write!(f, "armv6l"),
-            Arch::Armv7L => write!(f, "armv7l"),
-            Arch::Powerpc => write!(f, "ppc"),
-            Arch::Powerpc64Le => write!(f, "ppc64le"),
-            Arch::Powerpc64 => write!(f, "ppc64"),
-            Arch::X86 => write!(f, "i686"),
-            Arch::X86_64 => write!(f, "x86_64"),
-            Arch::S390X => write!(f, "s390x"),
-            Arch::Wasm32 => write!(f, "wasm32"),
-            Arch::Riscv32 => write!(f, "riscv32"),
-            Arch::Riscv64 => write!(f, "riscv64"),
-            Arch::Mips64el => write!(f, "mips64el"),
-            Arch::Mips64 => write!(f, "mips64"),
-            Arch::Mipsel => write!(f, "mipsel"),
-            Arch::Mips => write!(f, "mips"),
-            Arch::Sparc64 => write!(f, "sparc64"),
-            Arch::Sparcv9 => write!(f, "sparcv9"),
-            Arch::LoongArch64 => write!(f, "loongarch64"),
+            Arch::Aarch64 => "aarch64",
+            Arch::Armv5teL => "armv5tel",
+            Arch::Armv6L => "armv6l",
+            Arch::Armv7L => "armv7l",
+            Arch::Powerpc => "ppc",
+            Arch::Powerpc64Le => "ppc64le",
+            Arch::Powerpc64 => "ppc64",
+            Arch::X86 => "i686",
+            Arch::X86_64 => "x86_64",
+            Arch::S390X => "s390x",
+            Arch::Wasm32 => "wasm32",
+            Arch::Riscv32 => "riscv32",
+            Arch::Riscv64 => "riscv64",
+            Arch::Mips64el => "mips64el",
+            Arch::Mips64 => "mips64",
+            Arch::Mipsel => "mipsel",
+            Arch::Mips => "mips",
+            Arch::Sparc64 => "sparc64",
+            Arch::Sparcv9 => "sparcv9",
+            Arch::LoongArch64 => "loongarch64",
         }
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for Arch {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(self.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
 impl Arch {
     /// Represents the hardware platform.
     ///
diff --git a/src/target/pypi_tags.rs b/src/target/pypi_tags.rs
index 176cc12ff..9914ad1e7 100644
--- a/src/target/pypi_tags.rs
+++ b/src/target/pypi_tags.rs
@@ -23,23 +23,31 @@ use crate::target::legacy_py::{
     LINUX_PLATFORM_RE, MACOS_ARCHES, MACOS_MAJOR_VERSIONS, MACOS_PLATFORM_RE, MANYLINUX_ARCHES,
     MUSLLINUX_ARCHES, WINDOWS_ARCHES,
 };
-use crate::target::{Os, Target};
+use crate::target::{Arch, Os, Target};
 use anyhow::{Result, anyhow, bail};
 use target_lexicon::Environment;
 
 /// Check for target architectures that we know aren't supported by PyPI to error early.
 pub fn is_arch_supported_by_pypi(target: &Target) -> bool {
-    let arch = target.target_arch().to_string();
+    let arch = target.target_arch();
     match target.target_os() {
         Os::Windows => WINDOWS_ARCHES.contains(&arch.as_str()),
         Os::Macos => {
             // macOS uses arm64 in platform tags, but target triple uses aarch64
-            let normalized_arch = if arch == "aarch64" { "arm64" } else { &arch };
+            let normalized_arch = if arch == Arch::Aarch64 {
+                "arm64"
+            } else {
+                arch.as_str()
+            };
             MACOS_ARCHES.contains(&normalized_arch)
         }
         Os::Ios => {
             // iOS uses arm64 in platform tags, but target triple uses aarch64
-            let normalized_arch = if arch == "aarch64" { "arm64" } else { &arch };
+            let normalized_arch = if arch == Arch::Aarch64 {
+                "arm64"
+            } else {
+                arch.as_str()
+            };
             // PyPI allows iOS with arm64 and x86_64 (simulator)
             matches!(normalized_arch, "arm64" | "x86_64")
         }
@@ -54,23 +62,25 @@ pub fn is_arch_supported_by_pypi(target: &Target) -> bool {
             };
             ANDROID_ARCHES.contains(&android_arch)
         }
-        Os::Linux => match target.target_env() {
-            Environment::Gnu
-            | Environment::Gnuabi64
-            | Environment::Gnueabi
-            | Environment::Gnueabihf => {
-                let arch1 = arch.as_str();
-                MANYLINUX_ARCHES.contains(&arch1)
+        Os::Linux => {
+            // Old arm versions
+            // https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/blob/556e1e3390999381c382873b003a779a1363cb4d/warehouse/forklift/legacy.py#L122-L123
+            if arch == Arch::Armv6L || arch == Arch::Armv7L {
+                return true;
             }
-            Environment::Musl
-            | Environment::Musleabi
-            | Environment::Musleabihf
-            | Environment::Muslabi64 => {
-                let arch1 = arch.as_str();
-                MUSLLINUX_ARCHES.contains(&arch1)
+
+            match target.target_env() {
+                Environment::Gnu
+                | Environment::Gnuabi64
+                | Environment::Gnueabi
+                | Environment::Gnueabihf => MANYLINUX_ARCHES.contains(&arch.as_str()),
+                Environment::Musl
+                | Environment::Musleabi
+                | Environment::Musleabihf
+                | Environment::Muslabi64 => MUSLLINUX_ARCHES.contains(&arch.as_str()),
+                _ => false,
             }
-            _ => false,
-        },
+        }
         _ => false,
     }
 }
@@ -105,6 +115,12 @@ fn is_platform_tag_allowed_by_pypi(platform_tag: &str) -> bool {
         };
     }
 
+    // Old arm versions
+    // https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/blob/556e1e3390999381c382873b003a779a1363cb4d/warehouse/forklift/legacy.py#L122-L123
+    if platform_tag == "linux_armv6l" || platform_tag == "linux_armv7l" {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     // iOS
     if let Some(captures) = IOS_PLATFORM_RE.captures(platform_tag) {
         let arch = captures.name("arch").unwrap().as_str();
@@ -176,6 +192,10 @@ mod tests {
             // musllinux platforms
             ("musllinux_1_1_x86_64", true),
             ("musllinux_1_1_riscv64", false),
+            // Old arm versions
+            // https://github.com/pypi/warehouse/blob/556e1e3390999381c382873b003a779a1363cb4d/warehouse/forklift/legacy.py#L122-L123
+            ("linux_armv6l", true),
+            ("linux_armv7l", true),
             // macOS platforms
             ("macosx_9_0_x86_64", false), // Invalid major version
             ("macosx_10_9_x86_64", true),
diff --git a/tests/common/errors.rs b/tests/common/errors.rs
index fa32505df..5478f0274 100644
--- a/tests/common/errors.rs
+++ b/tests/common/errors.rs
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ pub fn pypi_compatibility_unsupported_target() -> Result<()> {
     if let Err(err) = result {
         let err_string = err.to_string();
         assert!(
-            err_string.contains(
-                "Target riscv32gc-unknown-linux-gnu architecture is not supported by PyPI"
-            ),
+            err_string.contains("Rust target riscv32gc-unknown-linux-gnu is not supported by PyPI"),
             "{err_string}",
         );
     } else {