diff --git a/controller/Dockerfile b/controller/Dockerfile
index f9fd014cfa7ef..53770d014f8f9 100644
--- a/controller/Dockerfile
+++ b/controller/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/curlimages/curl:7.75.0  as await
 WORKDIR /tmp
-ARG TARGETARCH=amd64
 ARG LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION=v0.2.1
+ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN curl -fsSvLo linkerd-await https://github.com/olix0r/linkerd-await/releases/download/release%2F${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}/linkerd-await-${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}-${TARGETARCH} && chmod +x linkerd-await
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
diff --git a/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile b/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile
index 15e21f0c96832..99804c370b7cd 100644
--- a/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile
+++ b/jaeger/injector/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/curlimages/curl:7.75.0  as await
 WORKDIR /tmp
-ARG TARGETARCH=amd64
 ARG LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION=v0.2.1
+ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN curl -fsSvLo linkerd-await https://github.com/olix0r/linkerd-await/releases/download/release%2F${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}/linkerd-await-${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}-${TARGETARCH} && chmod +x linkerd-await
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
diff --git a/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile b/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile
index 557aa79e27820..f9e6b376c6ecc 100644
--- a/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/viz/metrics-api/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/curlimages/curl:7.75.0  as await
 WORKDIR /tmp
-ARG TARGETARCH=amd64
 ARG LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION=v0.2.1
+ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN curl -fsSvLo linkerd-await https://github.com/olix0r/linkerd-await/releases/download/release%2F${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}/linkerd-await-${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}-${TARGETARCH} && chmod +x linkerd-await
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
diff --git a/viz/tap/Dockerfile b/viz/tap/Dockerfile
index 456e5e6b7c8e1..3901ab6e288b2 100644
--- a/viz/tap/Dockerfile
+++ b/viz/tap/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/curlimages/curl:7.75.0  as await
 WORKDIR /tmp
-ARG TARGETARCH=amd64
 ARG LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION=v0.2.1
+ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN curl -fsSvLo linkerd-await https://github.com/olix0r/linkerd-await/releases/download/release%2F${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}/linkerd-await-${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}-${TARGETARCH} && chmod +x linkerd-await
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies
diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index 288ea26b48c0e..915c520591916 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64
 
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM docker.io/curlimages/curl:7.75.0  as await
 WORKDIR /tmp
-ARG TARGETARCH=amd64
 ARG LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION=v0.2.1
+ARG TARGETARCH
 RUN curl -fsSvLo linkerd-await https://github.com/olix0r/linkerd-await/releases/download/release%2F${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}/linkerd-await-${LINKERD_AWAIT_VERSION}-${TARGETARCH} && chmod +x linkerd-await
 
 # Precompile key slow-to-build dependencies