diff --git a/cmd/buildkitd/main.go b/cmd/buildkitd/main.go
index a0fcf729..e5f7d163 100644
--- a/cmd/buildkitd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/buildkitd/main.go
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ func setDefaultConfig(cfg *config.Config) {
 	}
 
 	if cfg.Workers.OCI.Platforms == nil {
-		cfg.Workers.OCI.Platforms = archutil.SupportedPlatforms(false)
+		cfg.Workers.OCI.Platforms = formatPlatforms(archutil.SupportedPlatforms(false))
 	}
 	if cfg.Workers.Containerd.Platforms == nil {
-		cfg.Workers.Containerd.Platforms = archutil.SupportedPlatforms(false)
+		cfg.Workers.Containerd.Platforms = formatPlatforms(archutil.SupportedPlatforms(false))
 	}
 
 	cfg.Workers.OCI.NetworkConfig = setDefaultNetworkConfig(cfg.Workers.OCI.NetworkConfig)
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ func newWorkerController(c *cli.Context, wiOpt workerInitializerOpt) (*worker.Co
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for _, w := range ws {
-			p := formatPlatforms(w.Platforms(false))
-			logrus.Infof("found worker %q, labels=%v, platforms=%v", w.ID(), w.Labels(), p)
+			p := w.Platforms(false)
+			logrus.Infof("found worker %q, labels=%v, platforms=%v", w.ID(), w.Labels(), formatPlatforms(p))
 			archutil.WarnIfUnsupported(p)
 			if err = wc.Add(w); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/solver/llbsolver/ops/exec_binfmt.go b/solver/llbsolver/ops/exec_binfmt.go
index 84e44a21..7ac7b922 100644
--- a/solver/llbsolver/ops/exec_binfmt.go
+++ b/solver/llbsolver/ops/exec_binfmt.go
@@ -91,11 +91,9 @@ func getEmulator(p *pb.Platform, idmap *idtools.IdentityMapping) (*emulator, err
 		Variant:      p.Variant,
 	})
 
-	for _, ps := range all {
-		if p, err := platforms.Parse(ps); err == nil {
-			if platforms.Only(p).Match(pp) {
-				return nil, nil
-			}
+	for _, p := range all {
+		if platforms.Only(p).Match(pp) {
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/util/archutil/detect.go b/util/archutil/detect.go
index 8b2af3ca..cbc6c408 100644
--- a/util/archutil/detect.go
+++ b/util/archutil/detect.go
@@ -10,129 +10,105 @@ import (
 )
 
 var mu sync.Mutex
-var arr []string
+var arr []ocispecs.Platform
 
-func SupportedPlatforms(noCache bool) []string {
+func SupportedPlatforms(noCache bool) []ocispecs.Platform {
 	mu.Lock()
 	defer mu.Unlock()
 	if !noCache && arr != nil {
 		return arr
 	}
-	def := defaultPlatform()
-	arr = append([]string{}, def)
-	if p := "linux/amd64"; def != p && amd64Supported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	def := nativePlatform()
+	arr = append([]ocispecs.Platform{}, def)
+
+	if def.OS != "linux" {
+		return arr
 	}
-	if p := "linux/arm64"; def != p && arm64Supported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+
+	if p := "amd64"; def.Architecture != p && amd64Supported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if p := "linux/riscv64"; def != p && riscv64Supported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	if p := "arm64"; def.Architecture != p && arm64Supported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if p := "linux/ppc64le"; def != p && ppc64leSupported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	if p := "riscv64"; def.Architecture != p && riscv64Supported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if p := "linux/s390x"; def != p && s390xSupported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	if p := "ppc64le"; def.Architecture != p && ppc64leSupported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if p := "linux/386"; def != p && i386Supported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	if p := "s390x"; def.Architecture != p && s390xSupported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if p := "linux/mips64le"; def != p && mips64leSupported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	if p := "386"; def.Architecture != p && i386Supported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if p := "linux/mips64"; def != p && mips64Supported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, p)
+	if p := "mips64le"; def.Architecture != p && mips64leSupported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
 	}
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(def, "linux/arm/") && armSupported() == nil {
-		arr = append(arr, "linux/arm/v7", "linux/arm/v6")
-	} else if def == "linux/arm/v7" {
-		arr = append(arr, "linux/arm/v6")
+	if p := "mips64"; def.Architecture != p && mips64Supported() == nil {
+		arr = append(arr, linux(p))
+	}
+	if p := "arm"; def.Architecture != p && armSupported() == nil {
+		p := linux("arm")
+		p.Variant = "v6"
+		arr = append(arr, linux("arm"), p)
+	} else if def.Architecture == "arm" && def.Variant == "" {
+		p := linux("arm")
+		p.Variant = "v6"
+		arr = append(arr, p)
 	}
 	return arr
 }
 
-func Check(pp ocispecs.Platform) bool {
-	p := platforms.Format(pp)
-	if p == "linux/amd64" && amd64Supported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/arm64" && arm64Supported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/riscv64" && riscv64Supported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/ppc64le" && ppc64leSupported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/s390x" && s390xSupported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/386" && i386Supported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/mips64le" && mips64leSupported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if p == "linux/mips64" && mips64Supported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(p, "linux/arm/") && armSupported() == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 //WarnIfUnsupported validates the platforms and show warning message if there is,
 //the end user could fix the issue based on those warning, and thus no need to drop
 //the platform from the candidates.
-func WarnIfUnsupported(pfs []string) {
-	def := defaultPlatform()
+func WarnIfUnsupported(pfs []ocispecs.Platform) {
+	def := nativePlatform()
 	for _, p := range pfs {
-		if p != def {
-			if p == "linux/amd64" {
+		if p.Architecture != def.Architecture {
+			if p.Architecture == "amd64" {
 				if err := amd64Supported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/arm64" {
+			if p.Architecture == "arm64" {
 				if err := arm64Supported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/riscv64" {
+			if p.Architecture == "riscv64" {
 				if err := riscv64Supported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/ppc64le" {
+			if p.Architecture == "ppc64le" {
 				if err := ppc64leSupported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/s390x" {
+			if p.Architecture == "s390x" {
 				if err := s390xSupported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/386" {
+			if p.Architecture == "386" {
 				if err := i386Supported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/mips64le" {
+			if p.Architecture == "mips64le" {
 				if err := mips64leSupported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if p == "linux/mips64" {
+			if p.Architecture == "mips64" {
 				if err := mips64Supported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
 			}
-			if strings.HasPrefix(p, "linux/arm/v6") || strings.HasPrefix(p, "linux/arm/v7") {
+			if p.Architecture == "arm" {
 				if err := armSupported(); err != nil {
 					printPlatformWarning(p, err)
 				}
@@ -141,16 +117,23 @@ func WarnIfUnsupported(pfs []string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func defaultPlatform() string {
-	return platforms.Format(platforms.Normalize(platforms.DefaultSpec()))
+func nativePlatform() ocispecs.Platform {
+	return platforms.Normalize(platforms.DefaultSpec())
 }
 
-func printPlatformWarning(p string, err error) {
-	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exec format error") {
-		logrus.Warnf("platform %s cannot pass the validation, kernel support for miscellaneous binary may have not enabled.", p)
-	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
-		logrus.Warnf("platforms %s cannot pass the validation, '-F' flag might have not set for 'archutil'.", p)
-	} else {
-		logrus.Warnf("platforms %s cannot pass the validation: %s", p, err.Error())
+func linux(arch string) ocispecs.Platform {
+	return ocispecs.Platform{
+		OS:           "linux",
+		Architecture: arch,
+	}
+}
+
+func printPlatformWarning(p ocispecs.Platform, err error) {
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exec format error") {
+		logrus.Warnf("platform %s cannot pass the validation, kernel support for miscellaneous binary may have not enabled.", platforms.Format(p))
+	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
+		logrus.Warnf("platforms %s cannot pass the validation, '-F' flag might have not set for 'archutil'.", platforms.Format(p))
+	} else {
+		logrus.Warnf("platforms %s cannot pass the validation: %s", platforms.Format(p), err.Error())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/worker/base/worker.go b/worker/base/worker.go
index 2f2e9d79..6ec311b0 100644
--- a/worker/base/worker.go
+++ b/worker/base/worker.go
@@ -198,14 +198,16 @@ func (w *Worker) Labels() map[string]string {
 
 func (w *Worker) Platforms(noCache bool) []ocispecs.Platform {
 	if noCache {
-		pm := make(map[string]struct{}, len(w.WorkerOpt.Platforms))
-		for _, p := range w.WorkerOpt.Platforms {
-			pm[platforms.Format(p)] = struct{}{}
-		}
 		for _, p := range archutil.SupportedPlatforms(noCache) {
-			if _, ok := pm[p]; !ok {
-				pp, _ := platforms.Parse(p)
-				w.WorkerOpt.Platforms = append(w.WorkerOpt.Platforms, pp)
+			exists := false
+			for _, pp := range w.WorkerOpt.Platforms {
+				if platforms.Only(pp).Match(p) {
+					exists = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !exists {
+				w.WorkerOpt.Platforms = append(w.WorkerOpt.Platforms, p)
 			}
 		}
 	}