diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ExecutorService.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ExecutorService.kt
index e605a3a4fa8..fc7b3172fd7 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ExecutorService.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ExecutorService.kt
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ private fun simulator(project: Project): ExecutorService = object : ExecutorServ
         require(configurables.targetTriple.isSimulator) {
             "${configurables.target} is not a simulator."
         }
-        require(HostManager.host.architecture == configurables.target.architecture) {
+        val compatibleArchs = when (HostManager.host.architecture) {
+            is Architecture.X64 -> listOf(Architecture.X64, Architecture.X86)
+            is Architecture.ARM64 -> listOf(Architecture.ARM64, Architecture.ARM32)
+        }
+        require(configurables.target.architecture in compatibleArchs) {
             "Can't run simulator with ${configurables.target.architecture} architecture."
         }
     }