@@ -550,6 +550,11 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullSchema2(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, mfst *s

 		if unmarshalledConfig.RootFS == nil {

 			return "", "", errors.New("image config has no rootfs section")

 		}

+		// https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/24766 - Err on the side of caution,

+		// explicitly blocking images intended for linux from the Windows daemon

+		if unmarshalledConfig.OS == "linux" {

+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("image operating system %q cannot be used on this platform", unmarshalledConfig.OS)

+		}

 		downloadRootFS = *unmarshalledConfig.RootFS

 		downloadRootFS.DiffIDs = []layer.DiffID{}

 	} else {