diff --git a/build/mvn b/build/mvn
index 53a77f6e81f2b..672599a280310 100755
--- a/build/mvn
+++ b/build/mvn
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ install_scala() {
 ZINC_PORT=${ZINC_PORT:-"3030"}
 
 # Install the proper version of Scala, Zinc and Maven for the build
-install_zinc
+if [ "$(uname -m)" != 'aarch64' ]; then
+  install_zinc
+fi
 install_scala
 install_mvn
 
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ cd "${_CALLING_DIR}"
 
 # Now that zinc is ensured to be installed, check its status and, if its
 # not running or just installed, start it
-if [ -n "${ZINC_INSTALL_FLAG}" -o -z "`"${ZINC_BIN}" -status -port ${ZINC_PORT}`" ]; then
+if [ "$(uname -m)" != 'aarch64' ] && [ -n "${ZINC_INSTALL_FLAG}" -o -z "`"${ZINC_BIN}" -status -port ${ZINC_PORT}`" ]; then
   export ZINC_OPTS=${ZINC_OPTS:-"$_COMPILE_JVM_OPTS"}
   "${ZINC_BIN}" -shutdown -port ${ZINC_PORT}
   "${ZINC_BIN}" -start -port ${ZINC_PORT} \
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ echo "Using \`mvn\` from path: $MVN_BIN" 1>&2
 MVN_RETCODE=$?
 
 # Try to shut down zinc explicitly if the server is still running.
-"${ZINC_BIN}" -shutdown -port ${ZINC_PORT}
+if [ "$(uname -m)" != 'aarch64' ]; then
+  "${ZINC_BIN}" -shutdown -port ${ZINC_PORT}
+fi
 
 exit $MVN_RETCODE