diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tailwind.rs b/packages/cli/src/tailwind.rs
index 3392c063b..f81c31029 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tailwind.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tailwind.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ impl TailwindCli {
         let arch = match target_lexicon::HOST.architecture {
             target_lexicon::Architecture::X86_64 if platform == "windows" => "x64.exe",
             target_lexicon::Architecture::X86_64 => "x64",
+            // you would think this would be arm64.exe, but tailwind doesnt distribute arm64 binaries
+            target_lexicon::Architecture::Aarch64(_) if platform == "windows" => "x64.exe",
             target_lexicon::Architecture::Aarch64(_) => "arm64",
             _ => return None,
         };