diff --git a/cli/command/image/build_buildkit.go b/cli/command/image/build_buildkit.go
index 6c6d06ba8a..f9cae0ceb7 100644
--- a/cli/command/image/build_buildkit.go
+++ b/cli/command/image/build_buildkit.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/image/build"
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ func runBuildBuildKit(dockerCli command.Cli, options buildOptions) error {
 		options.progress = v
 	}
 
+	if strings.EqualFold(options.platform, "local") {
+		options.platform = platforms.DefaultString()
+	}
+
 	eg.Go(func() error {
 		defer func() { // make sure the Status ends cleanly on build errors
 			s.Close()