diff --git a/pkg/platform/utsname_int8_test.go b/pkg/platform/utsname_int8_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dada23591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/platform/utsname_int8_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// +build linux,386 linux,amd64 linux,arm64
+
+package platform
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCharToString(t *testing.T) {
+	machineInBytes := [65]int8{120, 56, 54, 95, 54, 52}
+	machineInString := charsToString(machineInBytes)
+	assert.NotNil(t, machineInString, "Unable to convert char into string.")
+	assert.Equal(t, string("x86_64"), machineInString, "Parsed machine code not equal.")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/platform/utsname_uint8_test.go b/pkg/platform/utsname_uint8_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..444b83bdbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/platform/utsname_uint8_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// +build linux,arm linux,ppc64 linux,ppc64le s390x
+
+package platform
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestTestCharToString(t *testing.T) {
+	machineInBytes := [65]uint8{120, 56, 54, 95, 54, 52}
+	machineInString := charsToString(machineInBytes)
+	assert.NotNil(t, machineInString, "Unable to convert char into string.")
+	assert.Equal(t, string("x86_64"), machineInString, "Parsed machine code not equal.")
+}