diff --git a/docs/freqai.md b/docs/freqai.md
index de321b787..adf64dd07 100644
--- a/docs/freqai.md
+++ b/docs/freqai.md
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ Use `pip` to install the prerequisites with:
 pip install -r requirements-freqai.txt
 ```
 
+!!! Note
+    Catboost will not be installed on arm devices (raspberry, Mac M1, ARM based VPS, ...), since Catboost does not provide wheels for this platform.
+
 ## Running from the example files
 
 An example strategy, an example prediction model, and example config can all be found in
diff --git a/requirements-freqai.txt b/requirements-freqai.txt
index 060a5219d..e4f4a7c17 100644
--- a/requirements-freqai.txt
+++ b/requirements-freqai.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Required for freqai
 scikit-learn==1.1.1
 joblib==1.1.0
-catboost==1.0.4
+catboost==1.0.4; platform_machine != 'aarch64'
 lightgbm==3.3.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 33e35c5ab..dfadbdefa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ hyperopt = [
 freqai = [
     'scikit-learn',
     'joblib',
-    'catboost',
+    'catboost; platform_machine != "aarch64"',
     'lightgbm',
 ]