diff --git a/example/base/Makefile b/example/base/Makefile
index fb270d3..ca98dfa 100644
--- a/example/base/Makefile
+++ b/example/base/Makefile
@@ -12,14 +12,24 @@ ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
 
 	@echo "Setting up shellcheck (macOS)..."
 	brew install shellcheck
+else ifeq ($(shell uname -s),Linux)
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),x86_64)
+	@echo "Setting up shfmt for amd64 (Linux)..."
+	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_linux_amd64"
+else ifeq ($(shell uname -m),aarch64)
+	@echo "Setting up shfmt for arm64 (Linux)..."
+	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_linux_arm64"
 else
-	@echo "Setting up shfmt (Linux)..."
-	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_$(shell uname -m)"
+	@echo "Unsupported architecture $(shell uname -m)! Update this Makefile!"
+	exit 1
+endif
 	chmod +x shfmt
-	sudo mv shfmt /usr/local/bin/
-
+	sudo mv shfmt /usr/local/bin/shfmt
 	@echo "Setting up shellcheck (Linux)..."
 	sudo apt-get install shellcheck || sudo yum install shellcheck || sudo dnf install shellcheck
+else
+	@echo "Unsupported operating system! Update this Makefile or use macOS/Linux."
+	exit 1
 endif
 
 .PHONY: reqtxt
diff --git a/example/python/Makefile b/example/python/Makefile
index fb270d3..ca98dfa 100644
--- a/example/python/Makefile
+++ b/example/python/Makefile
@@ -12,14 +12,24 @@ ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
 
 	@echo "Setting up shellcheck (macOS)..."
 	brew install shellcheck
+else ifeq ($(shell uname -s),Linux)
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),x86_64)
+	@echo "Setting up shfmt for amd64 (Linux)..."
+	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_linux_amd64"
+else ifeq ($(shell uname -m),aarch64)
+	@echo "Setting up shfmt for arm64 (Linux)..."
+	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_linux_arm64"
 else
-	@echo "Setting up shfmt (Linux)..."
-	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_$(shell uname -m)"
+	@echo "Unsupported architecture $(shell uname -m)! Update this Makefile!"
+	exit 1
+endif
 	chmod +x shfmt
-	sudo mv shfmt /usr/local/bin/
-
+	sudo mv shfmt /usr/local/bin/shfmt
 	@echo "Setting up shellcheck (Linux)..."
 	sudo apt-get install shellcheck || sudo yum install shellcheck || sudo dnf install shellcheck
+else
+	@echo "Unsupported operating system! Update this Makefile or use macOS/Linux."
+	exit 1
 endif
 
 .PHONY: reqtxt
diff --git a/example/rust/Makefile b/example/rust/Makefile
index fb270d3..ca98dfa 100644
--- a/example/rust/Makefile
+++ b/example/rust/Makefile
@@ -12,14 +12,24 @@ ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
 
 	@echo "Setting up shellcheck (macOS)..."
 	brew install shellcheck
+else ifeq ($(shell uname -s),Linux)
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),x86_64)
+	@echo "Setting up shfmt for amd64 (Linux)..."
+	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_linux_amd64"
+else ifeq ($(shell uname -m),aarch64)
+	@echo "Setting up shfmt for arm64 (Linux)..."
+	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_linux_arm64"
 else
-	@echo "Setting up shfmt (Linux)..."
-	wget -qO shfmt "https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/download/${SHFMT_VERSION}/shfmt_${SHFMT_VERSION}_$(shell uname -m)"
+	@echo "Unsupported architecture $(shell uname -m)! Update this Makefile!"
+	exit 1
+endif
 	chmod +x shfmt
-	sudo mv shfmt /usr/local/bin/
-
+	sudo mv shfmt /usr/local/bin/shfmt
 	@echo "Setting up shellcheck (Linux)..."
 	sudo apt-get install shellcheck || sudo yum install shellcheck || sudo dnf install shellcheck
+else
+	@echo "Unsupported operating system! Update this Makefile or use macOS/Linux."
+	exit 1
 endif
 
 .PHONY: reqtxt