diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3af40909..6a3c65a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ MD2ROFF_BIN=github.com/davidnewhall/md2roff@v0.0.1
 RSRC_BIN=github.com/akavel/rsrc
 
 # If upx is available, use it to compress the binaries.
-UPXPATH=$(shell which upx)
+# Skip upx in Mac ARM environments: https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/446
+ifeq ($(shell uname -ps),Darwin arm)
+	UPXPATH=
+else
+	UPXPATH=$(shell which upx)
+endif
 
 # Travis CI passes the version in. Local builds get it from the current git tag.
 ifeq ($(VERSION),)