diff --git a/pkg/asset/machines/worker.go b/pkg/asset/machines/worker.go
index 92f335bc072..f985e4dde78 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/machines/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/machines/worker.go
@@ -399,7 +399,11 @@ func (w *Worker) Generate(ctx context.Context, dependencies asset.Parents) error
 			}
 
 			if mpool.InstanceType == "" {
-				instanceTypes := awsdefaults.InstanceTypes(installConfig.Config.Platform.AWS.Region, installConfig.Config.ControlPlane.Architecture, configv1.HighlyAvailableTopologyMode)
+				arch := installConfig.Config.ControlPlane.Architecture
+				if len(installConfig.Config.Compute) > 0 {
+					arch = installConfig.Config.Compute[0].Architecture
+				}
+				instanceTypes := awsdefaults.InstanceTypes(installConfig.Config.Platform.AWS.Region, arch, configv1.HighlyAvailableTopologyMode)
 				switch pool.Name {
 				case types.MachinePoolEdgeRoleName:
 					ok := awsSetPreferredInstanceByEdgeZone(ctx, instanceTypes, installConfig.AWS, zones)
diff --git a/pkg/asset/rhcos/image.go b/pkg/asset/rhcos/image.go
index c4962b794b9..9e4bb487af0 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/rhcos/image.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/rhcos/image.go
@@ -94,20 +94,40 @@ func osImage(ctx context.Context, config *types.InstallConfig) (string, string,
 		if len(config.Platform.AWS.AMIID) > 0 {
 			return config.Platform.AWS.AMIID, "", nil
 		}
+		const globalResourceRegion = "us-east-1"
+		var osimageControlPlane, osimageCompute string
 		region := config.Platform.AWS.Region
-		if !rhcos.AMIRegions(config.ControlPlane.Architecture).Has(region) {
-			const globalResourceRegion = "us-east-1"
-			logrus.Debugf("No AMI found in %s. Using AMI from %s.", region, globalResourceRegion)
-			region = globalResourceRegion
+		{
+			if !rhcos.AMIRegions(config.ControlPlane.Architecture).Has(region) {
+				logrus.Debugf("No AMI found in %s. Using AMI from %s.", region, globalResourceRegion)
+				region = globalResourceRegion
+			}
+			osimageControlPlane, err = st.GetAMI(archName, region)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", "", err
+			}
+			if region != config.Platform.AWS.Region {
+				osimageControlPlane = fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s", osimageControlPlane, region)
+			}
 		}
-		osimageControlPlane, err := st.GetAMI(archName, region)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
+		if len(config.Compute) == 0 || config.Compute[0].Architecture == config.ControlPlane.Architecture {
+			return osimageControlPlane, "", nil
 		}
-		if region != config.Platform.AWS.Region {
-			osimageControlPlane = fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s", osimageControlPlane, region)
+		{
+			if !rhcos.AMIRegions(config.Compute[0].Architecture).Has(region) {
+				logrus.Debugf("No AMI found in %s. Using AMI from %s.", region, globalResourceRegion)
+				region = globalResourceRegion
+			}
+			archName := arch.RpmArch(string(config.Compute[0].Architecture))
+			osimageCompute, err = st.GetAMI(archName, region)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", "", err
+			}
+			if region != config.Platform.AWS.Region {
+				osimageCompute = fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s", osimageCompute, region)
+			}
 		}
-		return osimageControlPlane, "", nil
+		return osimageControlPlane, osimageCompute, nil
 	case gcp.Name:
 		if streamArch.Images.Gcp != nil {
 			img := streamArch.Images.Gcp