diff --git a/kotlin-native/HACKING.md b/kotlin-native/HACKING.md
index f281a23b90a..b99a9528920 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/HACKING.md
+++ b/kotlin-native/HACKING.md
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ To run blackbox compiler tests use:
 There are also tests that are very Native-backend specific: tests for Kotlin/Native-specific function, C-interop tests, linkage tests, etc.
 In common, they are called "target-specific tests".
 
+Note: on MacOS aarch64, [JDK aarch64 is required](./README.md#building-from-source)
+
 To run Kotlin/Native target-specific tests use (takes time):
 
     ./gradlew :kotlin-native:backend.native:tests:sanity  2>&1 | tee log                             # quick one
diff --git a/kotlin-native/README.md b/kotlin-native/README.md
index 087a73a3f2b..9e897e92d42 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/README.md
+++ b/kotlin-native/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Prerequisites:
 *   at the root directory of the repository,
     create `local.properties` file with `kotlin.native.enabled=true` line
 *   macOS: Xcode 14.0 or newer
+    * on `MacOS aarch64`, CInterop functionality is available only using aarch64 JDK builds, e.g.
+[Eclipse Temurin 17.0.5](https://github.com/adoptium/temurin17-binaries/releases) or
+[Azul Zulu JDK8](https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-8-lts&os=macos&architecture=arm-64-bit&package=jdk)
+
+      Note: using `JDK x86_64` on `MacOS aarch64` will cause `java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError` for `libclang.dylib`
 *   Linux: glibc 2.23 or newer
 *   Windows:
     * Microsoft C++ build tools for Visual Studio 2019 14.29 or newer
@@ -91,10 +96,15 @@ For an optimized compilation, use `-opt`:
 To import a C or Objective-C library, use `./dist/bin/cinterop` tool.
 See the [documentation](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/native-c-interop.html) for more details.
 
+Note: on MacOS aarch64, [JDK aarch64 is required](./README.md#building-from-source)
+
+
 ### Running tests
 
 For tests, use `./gradlew :native:native.tests:codegenBoxTest` and `./gradlew :kotlin-native:backend.native:tests:run`.
 
+Note: on MacOS aarch64, for target-specific tests, [JDK aarch64 is required](./README.md#building-from-source)
+
 For more details see [Testing](HACKING.md#Testing).
 
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