diff --git a/bin/ape-install b/bin/ape-install
index 829e27c58..bb71c98e2 100755
--- a/bin/ape-install
+++ b/bin/ape-install
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 PROG=${0##*/}
 MODE=${MODE:-$m}
+TMPDIR=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}
 COSMO=${COSMO:-/opt/cosmo}
 COSMOS=${COSMOS:-/opt/cosmos}
 
@@ -18,6 +19,19 @@ fi
 echo "Actually Portable Executable (APE) Installer" >&2
 echo "Author:  Justine Tunney <jtunney@gmail.com>"  >&2
 
+# special installation process for apple silicon
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" = "arm64" ]; then
+  echo "cc -O -o $TMPDIR/ape.$$ ape/ape-m1.c" >&2
+  cc -O -o "$TMPDIR/ape.$$" ape/ape-m1.c || exit
+  if [ ! -d /usr/local/bin ]; then
+    echo "$SUDO mkdir -p /usr/local/bin" >&2
+    $SUDO mkdir -p /usr/local/bin || exit
+  fi
+  echo "$SUDO mv -f $TMPDIR/ape.$$ /usr/local/bin/ape" >&2
+  $SUDO mv -f "$TMPDIR/ape.$$" /usr/local/bin/ape || exit
+  exit
+fi
+
 ################################################################################
 # INSTALL APE LOADER SYSTEMWIDE
 
@@ -50,8 +64,8 @@ fi
 if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then
   if ! [ /usr/bin/ape -nt o//ape/ape.macho ]; then
     echo >&2
-    echo "installing o//ape/ape.elf to /usr/bin/ape" >&2
-    echo "$SUDO mv -f o//ape/ape.elf /usr/bin/ape" >&2
+    echo "installing o//ape/ape.macho to /usr/bin/ape" >&2
+    echo "$SUDO cp -f o//ape/ape.macho /usr/bin/ape" >&2
     $SUDO cp -f o//ape/ape.macho /usr/bin/ape || exit
     echo "done" >&2
   fi
diff --git a/bin/ape-uninstall b/bin/ape-uninstall
index 00df17ae3..cde7a7064 100755
--- a/bin/ape-uninstall
+++ b/bin/ape-uninstall
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ done
 if [ -f /usr/bin/ape ]; then
   $SUDO rm -f /usr/bin/ape
 fi
+if [ -f /usr/local/bin/ape ]; then
+  $SUDO rm -f /usr/local/bin/ape
+fi
 
 # legacy installations
 rm -f o/tmp/ape /tmp/ape "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/ape"
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/cocmd.com b/build/bootstrap/cocmd.com
index 0697915b8..72109dc78 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/cocmd.com and b/build/bootstrap/cocmd.com differ
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/compile.com b/build/bootstrap/compile.com
index d2466a674..bc4e8733a 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/compile.com and b/build/bootstrap/compile.com differ
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/make.com b/build/bootstrap/make.com
index 8562372d7..cc107f4b8 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/make.com and b/build/bootstrap/make.com differ
diff --git a/libc/proc/execve-sysv.c b/libc/proc/execve-sysv.c
index 2a6a64c85..d4d7fa254 100644
--- a/libc/proc/execve-sysv.c
+++ b/libc/proc/execve-sysv.c
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ int sys_execve(const char *prog, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]) {
     shargs[1] = (char *)"-";
     shargs[2] = (char *)prog;
     memcpy(shargs + 3, argv, (argc + 1) * sizeof(char *));
-    RetryExecve("/usr/bin/ape", shargs, envp);
+    if (IsXnuSilicon()) {
+      RetryExecve("/usr/local/bin/ape", shargs, envp);
+    } else {
+      RetryExecve("/usr/bin/ape", shargs, envp);
+    }
     char *buf = alloca(PATH_MAX);
     const char *name = "/.ape-" APE_VERSION_STR;
     InitExecve();