diff --git a/scripts/build_info.cmake b/scripts/build_info.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45d81513f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_info.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+set(BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/BUILD_INFO)
+file(WRITE  ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "CRTLinkage: ${VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE}\n")
+file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "LibraryLinkage: ${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}\n")
+
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyDLLsWithoutLIBs: ${VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_EXPORTS)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyDLLsWithoutExports: ${VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_EXPORTS}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyEmptyPackage: ${VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_ONLY_RELEASE_CRT)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyOnlyReleaseCRT: ${VCPKG_POLICY_ONLY_RELEASE_CRT}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyAllowObsoleteMsvcrt: ${VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_INCLUDE_FOLDER)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyEmptyIncludeFolder: ${VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_INCLUDE_FOLDER}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyAllowRestrictedHeaders: ${VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicySkipDumpbinChecks: ${VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicySkipArchitectureCheck: ${VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK}\n")
+endif()
+if (DEFINED VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION)
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "Version: ${VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION}\n")
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/ports.cmake b/scripts/ports.cmake
index 9681427d76..fcec5ad2fb 100644
--- a/scripts/ports.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ports.cmake
@@ -88,38 +88,7 @@ if(CMD MATCHES "^BUILD$")
     include(${SCRIPTS}/cmake/vcpkg_common_definitions.cmake)
     include(${SCRIPTS}/cmake/vcpkg_common_functions.cmake)
     include(${CURRENT_PORT_DIR}/portfile.cmake)
-
-    set(BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/BUILD_INFO)
-    file(WRITE  ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "CRTLinkage: ${VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE}\n")
-    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "LibraryLinkage: ${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}\n")
-
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyDLLsWithoutLIBs: ${VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_LIBS}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_EXPORTS)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyDLLsWithoutExports: ${VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_WITHOUT_EXPORTS}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyEmptyPackage: ${VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_ONLY_RELEASE_CRT)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyOnlyReleaseCRT: ${VCPKG_POLICY_ONLY_RELEASE_CRT}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyAllowObsoleteMsvcrt: ${VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_INCLUDE_FOLDER)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyEmptyIncludeFolder: ${VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_INCLUDE_FOLDER}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicyAllowRestrictedHeaders: ${VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "PolicySkipDumpbinChecks: ${VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS}\n")
-    endif()
-    if (DEFINED VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION)
-        file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "Version: ${VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION}\n")
-    endif()
+    include(${SCRIPTS}/build_info.cmake)
 elseif(CMD MATCHES "^CREATE$")
     file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR} NATIVE_VCPKG_ROOT_DIR)
     file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${DOWNLOADS} NATIVE_DOWNLOADS)
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/build.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/build.h
index 892fb23707..d8e87f1316 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/build.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg/build.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Build
         ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT,
         ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS,
         SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS,
+        SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK,
         // Must be last
         COUNT,
     };
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Build
         BuildPolicy::ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT,
         BuildPolicy::ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS,
         BuildPolicy::SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS,
+        BuildPolicy::SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK
     };
 
     const std::string& to_string(BuildPolicy policy);
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/build.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/build.cpp
index 937c6b0a79..e4c7667d55 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/build.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/build.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Build
     static const std::string NAME_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT = "PolicyAllowObsoleteMsvcrt";
     static const std::string NAME_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS = "PolicyAllowRestrictedHeaders";
     static const std::string NAME_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS = "PolicySkipDumpbinChecks";
+    static const std::string NAME_SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK = "PolicySkipArchitectureCheck";
 
     const std::string& to_string(BuildPolicy policy)
     {
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Build
             case BuildPolicy::ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT: return NAME_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT;
             case BuildPolicy::ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS: return NAME_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS;
             case BuildPolicy::SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS: return NAME_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS;
+            case BuildPolicy::SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK: return NAME_SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK;
             default: Checks::unreachable(VCPKG_LINE_INFO);
         }
     }
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Build
             case BuildPolicy::ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT: return "VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_OBSOLETE_MSVCRT";
             case BuildPolicy::ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS: return "VCPKG_POLICY_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_HEADERS";
             case BuildPolicy::SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS: return "VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_DUMPBIN_CHECKS";
+            case BuildPolicy::SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK: return "VCPKG_POLICY_SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK";
             default: Checks::unreachable(VCPKG_LINE_INFO);
         }
     }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/postbuildlint.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/postbuildlint.cpp
index 663d2e3c9c..8b2810200b 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/postbuildlint.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/postbuildlint.cpp
@@ -871,11 +871,11 @@ namespace vcpkg::PostBuildLint
         if (!pre_build_info.build_type)
             error_count += check_matching_debug_and_release_binaries(debug_libs, release_libs);
 
+        if (!build_info.policies.is_enabled(BuildPolicy::SKIP_ARCHITECTURE_CHECK))
         {
             std::vector<fs::path> libs;
             libs.insert(libs.cend(), debug_libs.cbegin(), debug_libs.cend());
             libs.insert(libs.cend(), release_libs.cbegin(), release_libs.cend());
-
             error_count += check_lib_architecture(pre_build_info.target_architecture, libs);
         }