diff --git a/prysm.sh b/prysm.sh
index 86dbfc93d..a1b8f3bd1 100755
--- a/prysm.sh
+++ b/prysm.sh
@@ -72,9 +72,16 @@ if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 readonly wrapper_dir="$(dirname "$(get_realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")/dist"
+
+# for Apple M1s
+if [ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" == "arm64" ]
+then
+arch="amd64"
+else
 arch=$(uname -m)
 arch=${arch/x86_64/amd64}
 arch=${arch/aarch64/arm64}
+fi
 readonly os_arch_suffix="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$arch"
 
 system=""