diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25ed222..828b007 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ npm is unable to install the package properly for some reason.
 
 Error code: 'EBADENGINE'
 
-### .checkPlatform(pkg, force)
+### .checkPlatform(pkg, force, environment)
 
 Check if a package's `os`, `cpu` and `libc` match the running system.
 
 `force` argument skips all checks.
 
+`environment` overrides the execution environment which comes from `process.platform` and `process.arch` by default. `environment.os` and `environment.cpu` are available.
+
 Error code: 'EBADPLATFORM'
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index fa5f593..f0ba2c0 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ const checkEngine = (target, npmVer, nodeVer, force = false) => {
 
 const isMusl = (file) => file.includes('libc.musl-') || file.includes('ld-musl-')
 
-const checkPlatform = (target, force = false) => {
+const checkPlatform = (target, force = false, environment = {}) => {
   if (force) {
     return
   }
 
-  const platform = process.platform
-  const arch = process.arch
+  const platform = environment.os || process.platform
+  const arch = environment.cpu || process.arch
   const osOk = target.os ? checkList(platform, target.os) : true
   const cpuOk = target.cpu ? checkList(arch, target.cpu) : true
 
diff --git a/test/check-platform.js b/test/check-platform.js
index 48af678..a84b965 100644
--- a/test/check-platform.js
+++ b/test/check-platform.js
@@ -43,6 +43,38 @@ t.test('os wrong (negation)', async t =>
 t.test('nothing wrong (negation)', async t =>
   checkPlatform({ cpu: '!enten-cpu', os: '!enten-os' }))
 
+t.test('nothing wrong with overridden os', async t =>
+  checkPlatform({
+    cpu: 'any',
+    os: 'enten-os',
+  }, false, {
+    os: 'enten-os',
+  }))
+
+t.test('nothing wrong with overridden cpu', async t =>
+  checkPlatform({
+    cpu: 'enten-cpu',
+    os: 'any',
+  }, false, {
+    cpu: 'enten-cpu',
+  }))
+
+t.test('wrong os with overridden os', async t =>
+  t.throws(() => checkPlatform({
+    cpu: 'any',
+    os: 'enten-os',
+  }, false, {
+    os: 'another-os',
+  }), { code: 'EBADPLATFORM' }))
+
+t.test('wrong cpu with overridden cpu', async t =>
+  t.throws(() => checkPlatform({
+    cpu: 'enten-cpu',
+    os: 'any',
+  }, false, {
+    cpu: 'another-cpu',
+  }), { code: 'EBADPLATFORM' }))
+
 t.test('libc', (t) => {
   let PLATFORM = ''