Rosetta Emulation Breaks --platform linux/amd64 Containers on Apple Silicon with Docker Desktop

[choseenonee]

When the "Use Rosetta for x86_64/amd64 emulation on Apple Silicon" option is enabled in Docker Desktop (see screenshot below), some --platform linux/amd64 containers fail to start with the error:

exec /bin/bash: exec format error

Example:

docker run -it --rm --platform linux/amd64 swift:5.3 bash -c 'echo "print(\"hello world\")" > /tmp/test.swift && cd /tmp && swiftc test.swift && ./test'

Expected behavior:
The container should execute normally and output hello world.

Actual behavior:
The container fails with:

exec /bin/bash: exec format error

Workaround:
When I disable the Rosetta emulation option in Docker Desktop and retry the same command, it works correctly and the container runs as expected.

Screenshot of Option:

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System Info

• Device: MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (M1)
• OS: 15.4.1 (24E263)
• Rosetta Emulation Enabled: Yes (see screenshot)
• Container Platform: linux/amd64
• Example Image: swift:5.3

Docker version command output
Client:
Version: 28.1.1
API version: 1.49
Go version: go1.23.8
Git commit: 4eba377
Built: Fri Apr 18 09:49:45 2025
OS/Arch: darwin/arm64
Context: desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.41.2 (191736)
Engine:
Version: 28.1.1
API version: 1.49 (minimum version 1.24)
Go version: go1.23.8
Git commit: 01f442b
Built: Fri Apr 18 09:52:08 2025
OS/Arch: linux/arm64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: 1.7.27
GitCommit: 05044ec0a9a75232cad458027ca83437aae3f4da
runc:
Version: 1.2.5
GitCommit: v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0

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How to Reproduce

1. Enable Rosetta emulation in Docker Desktop.

2. Run:

   docker run -it --rm --platform linux/amd64 swift:5.3 bash -c 'echo "print(\"hello world\")" > /tmp/test.swift && cd /tmp && swiftc test.swift && ./test'

3. Observe error.

4. Disable Rosetta and run the same command — it works.

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Logs and Diagnostics

Please let me know if logs or diagnostics are needed. I've tested this on 3 macs (with identical macOS versions and different docker desktop versions)