diff --git a/automation/build/alpine/3.18.dockerfile b/automation/build/alpine/3.18.dockerfile
index 5d2a69a06010..4ae9cb5e9e30 100644
--- a/automation/build/alpine/3.18.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/alpine/3.18.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.18
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 alpine:3.18
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/archlinux/current-riscv64.dockerfile b/automation/build/archlinux/current-riscv64.dockerfile
index abf8e7bf0b88..af75b5c720ce 100644
--- a/automation/build/archlinux/current-riscv64.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/archlinux/current-riscv64.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM archlinux
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 archlinux
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile b/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile
index 47e79637a4a6..d974a1434fd5 100644
--- a/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM archlinux:base-devel
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 archlinux:base-devel
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/centos/7.dockerfile b/automation/build/centos/7.dockerfile
index 69dcefb2f011..ab450f0b3a0e 100644
--- a/automation/build/centos/7.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/centos/7.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM centos:7
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 centos:7
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile
index 7aea081c13a9..459f8e30bdc6 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian:bookworm
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian:bookworm
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/bullseye-ppc64le.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/bullseye-ppc64le.dockerfile
index 4de8458445ae..6fdfb6bc2b40 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/bullseye-ppc64le.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/bullseye-ppc64le.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian:bullseye-slim
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian:bullseye-slim
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/buster-gcc-ibt.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/buster-gcc-ibt.dockerfile
index 96ab4fe8a2f1..4328c109b72b 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/buster-gcc-ibt.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/buster-gcc-ibt.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian:buster-slim AS builder
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian:buster-slim AS builder
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV USER root
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/jessie.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/jessie.dockerfile
index 5c71c3e3ea75..32fc952fbc2d 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/jessie.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/jessie.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian/eol:jessie
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian/eol:jessie
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/stretch.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/stretch.dockerfile
index 2f1a99f45017..e2706a8f3589 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/stretch.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/stretch.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM debian:stretch
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian:stretch
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/fedora/29.dockerfile b/automation/build/fedora/29.dockerfile
index e55b06a4517e..42a87ce6c84b 100644
--- a/automation/build/fedora/29.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/fedora/29.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM fedora:29
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 fedora:29
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile
index 7010b71acaa0..e1ec38a41445 100644
--- a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM opensuse/leap
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 opensuse/leap
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile
index 959e1f6939f0..38f6fda2ff1b 100644
--- a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM opensuse/tumbleweed
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 opensuse/tumbleweed
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/ubuntu/bionic.dockerfile b/automation/build/ubuntu/bionic.dockerfile
index e15f54431efb..77d7f933860c 100644
--- a/automation/build/ubuntu/bionic.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/ubuntu/bionic.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ubuntu:18.04
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project " \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile b/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile
index e3d11194ee2f..30a9b8e84ffe 100644
--- a/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ubuntu:20.04
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project " \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/ubuntu/trusty.dockerfile b/automation/build/ubuntu/trusty.dockerfile
index 22e294c20cac..0d33578c4e1d 100644
--- a/automation/build/ubuntu/trusty.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/ubuntu/trusty.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:14.04
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ubuntu:14.04
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project" \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial-xilinx.dockerfile b/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial-xilinx.dockerfile
index 5f7087135213..49f27b322995 100644
--- a/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial-xilinx.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial-xilinx.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ubuntu:16.04
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project " \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
diff --git a/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial.dockerfile b/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial.dockerfile
index 2d2ba3e31f63..e8035434f804 100644
--- a/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/ubuntu/xenial.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ubuntu:16.04
 LABEL maintainer.name="The Xen Project " \
       maintainer.email="xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org"
 
