diff --git a/build/build.go b/build/build.go
index d6c9c095..8926ff7e 100644
--- a/build/build.go
+++ b/build/build.go
@@ -252,17 +252,21 @@ func toSolveOpt(ctx context.Context, node builder.Node, multiDriver bool, opt Op
 			attests[k] = *v
 		}
 	}
-	supportsAttestations := bopts.LLBCaps.Contains(apicaps.CapID("exporter.image.attestations")) && nodeDriver.Features(ctx)[driver.MultiPlatform]
+
+	supportAttestations := bopts.LLBCaps.Contains(apicaps.CapID("exporter.image.attestations")) && nodeDriver.Features(ctx)[driver.MultiPlatform]
 	if len(attests) > 0 {
-		if !supportsAttestations {
-			return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("attestations are not supported by the current BuildKit daemon")
+		if !supportAttestations {
+			if !nodeDriver.Features(ctx)[driver.MultiPlatform] {
+				return nil, nil, notSupported("Attestation", nodeDriver, "https://docs.docker.com/go/attestations/")
+			}
+			return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("Attestations are not supported by the current BuildKit daemon")
 		}
 		for k, v := range attests {
 			so.FrontendAttrs["attest:"+k] = v
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := opt.Attests["provenance"]; !ok && supportsAttestations {
+	if _, ok := opt.Attests["provenance"]; !ok && supportAttestations {
 		const noAttestEnv = "BUILDX_NO_DEFAULT_ATTESTATIONS"
 		var noProv bool
 		if v, ok := os.LookupEnv(noAttestEnv); ok {
diff --git a/tests/build.go b/tests/build.go
index 88796b15..ee3cc7a7 100644
--- a/tests/build.go
+++ b/tests/build.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func testBuildRegistryExportAttestations(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
 	out, err := buildCmd(sb, withArgs(fmt.Sprintf("--output=type=image,name=%s,push=true", target), "--provenance=true", dir))
 	if sb.Name() == "docker" {
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, out, "attestations are not supported")
+		require.Contains(t, out, "Attestation is not supported")
 		return
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, err, string(out))