diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/kernel_private.h b/dlls/kernel32/kernel_private.h
index cfc2935b5ee..5c6c197c159 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/kernel_private.h
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/kernel_private.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ enum binary_type
 struct binary_info
 {
     enum binary_type type;
+    DWORD            arch;
     DWORD            flags;
     void            *res_start;
     void            *res_end;
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/module.c b/dlls/kernel32/module.c
index babc7566731..63cf0120da3 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/module.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/module.c
@@ -264,22 +264,52 @@ void MODULE_get_binary_info( HANDLE hfile, struct binary_info *info )
     if (!memcmp( header.elf.magic, "\177ELF", 4 ))
     {
         if (header.elf.class == 2) info->flags |= BINARY_FLAG_64BIT;
-        /* FIXME: we don't bother to check byte order, architecture, etc. */
+#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+        if (header.elf.data == 1)
+#else
+        if (header.elf.data == 2)
+#endif
+        {
+            header.elf.type = RtlUshortByteSwap( header.elf.type );
+            header.elf.machine = RtlUshortByteSwap( header.elf.machine );
+        }
         switch(header.elf.type)
         {
         case 2: info->type = BINARY_UNIX_EXE; break;
         case 3: info->type = BINARY_UNIX_LIB; break;
         }
+        switch(header.elf.machine)
+        {
+        case 3:   info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386; break;
+        case 20:  info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPC; break;
+        case 40:  info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARMNT; break;
+        case 50:  info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_IA64; break;
+        case 62:  info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64; break;
+        case 183: info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM64; break;
+        }
     }
     /* Mach-o File with Endian set to Big Endian or Little Endian */
     else if (header.macho.magic == 0xfeedface || header.macho.magic == 0xcefaedfe)
     {
         if ((header.macho.cputype >> 24) == 1) info->flags |= BINARY_FLAG_64BIT;
+        if (header.macho.magic == 0xcefaedfe)
+        {
+            header.macho.filetype = RtlUlongByteSwap( header.macho.filetype );
+            header.macho.cputype = RtlUlongByteSwap( header.macho.cputype );
+        }
         switch(header.macho.filetype)
         {
         case 2: info->type = BINARY_UNIX_EXE; break;
         case 8: info->type = BINARY_UNIX_LIB; break;
         }
+        switch(header.macho.cputype)
+        {
+        case 0x00000007: info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386; break;
+        case 0x01000007: info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64; break;
+        case 0x0000000c: info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARMNT; break;
+        case 0x0100000c: info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM64; break;
+        case 0x00000012: info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPC; break;
+        }
     }
     /* Not ELF, try DOS */
     else if (header.mz.e_magic == IMAGE_DOS_SIGNATURE)
@@ -298,6 +328,7 @@ void MODULE_get_binary_info( HANDLE hfile, struct binary_info *info )
          * to read or not.
          */
         info->type = BINARY_DOS;
+        info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386;
         if (SetFilePointer( hfile, header.mz.e_lfanew, NULL, SEEK_SET ) == -1) return;
         if (!ReadFile( hfile, &ext_header, sizeof(ext_header), &len, NULL ) || len < 4) return;
 
@@ -309,6 +340,7 @@ void MODULE_get_binary_info( HANDLE hfile, struct binary_info *info )
             if (len >= sizeof(ext_header.nt.FileHeader))
             {
                 info->type = BINARY_PE;
+                info->arch = ext_header.nt.FileHeader.Machine;
                 if (ext_header.nt.FileHeader.Characteristics & IMAGE_FILE_DLL)
                     info->flags |= BINARY_FLAG_DLL;
                 if (len < sizeof(ext_header.nt))  /* clear remaining part of header if missing */
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/process.c b/dlls/kernel32/process.c
index afbdf72f581..0bacd60b44a 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/process.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/process.c
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ static BOOL get_builtin_path( const WCHAR *libname, const WCHAR *ext, WCHAR *fil
     binary_info->flags = flags;
     binary_info->res_start = NULL;
     binary_info->res_end = NULL;
+    /* assume current arch */
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+    binary_info->arch = (flags & BINARY_FLAG_64BIT) ? IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64 : IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386;
+#elif defined(__powerpc__)
+    binary_info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPC;
+#elif defined(__arm__) && !defined(__ARMEB__)
+    binary_info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARMNT;
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+    binary_info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM64;
+#else
+    binary_info->arch = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_UNKNOWN;
+#endif
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2286,9 +2298,9 @@ static BOOL create_process_impl( LPCWSTR app_name, LPWSTR cmd_line, LPSECURITY_A
     else switch (binary_info.type)
     {
     case BINARY_PE:
-        TRACE( "starting %s as Win%d binary (%p-%p)\n",
+        TRACE( "starting %s as Win%d binary (%p-%p, arch %04x)\n",
                debugstr_w(name), (binary_info.flags & BINARY_FLAG_64BIT) ? 64 : 32,
-               binary_info.res_start, binary_info.res_end );
+               binary_info.res_start, binary_info.res_end, binary_info.arch );
         retv = create_process( hFile, name, tidy_cmdline, envW, cur_dir, process_attr, thread_attr,
                                inherit, flags, startup_info, info, unixdir, &binary_info, FALSE );
         break;
@@ -2431,9 +2443,9 @@ static void exec_process( LPCWSTR name )
     switch (binary_info.type)
     {
     case BINARY_PE:
-        TRACE( "starting %s as Win%d binary (%p-%p)\n",
+        TRACE( "starting %s as Win%d binary (%p-%p, arch %04x)\n",
                debugstr_w(name), (binary_info.flags & BINARY_FLAG_64BIT) ? 64 : 32,
-               binary_info.res_start, binary_info.res_end );
+               binary_info.res_start, binary_info.res_end, binary_info.arch );
         create_process( hFile, name, GetCommandLineW(), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                         FALSE, 0, &startup_info, &info, NULL, &binary_info, TRUE );
         break;