diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a7be2ad0c9548..c238b60af3b47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make all examples test
 
+  build-linux-arm64:
+    runs-on: linux-arm64
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.15.2
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/kops
+
+      - name: make all examples test
+        working-directory: ${{ env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/kops
+        run: |
+          make all examples test
+
   build-macos-amd64:
     runs-on: macos-10.15
     steps: