diff --git a/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor.py b/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor.py
index 358de9386..46a0b08cc 100644
--- a/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor.py
+++ b/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import jaxtyping
 from orbax.export import constants
 from orbax.export import obm_configs
+from orbax.export import utils
 from orbax.export.data_processors import data_processor_base
 
 from .third_party.neptune.protos import manifest_pb2
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ def __init__(
       input_keys: Set[str] = frozenset(),
       output_keys: Set[str] = frozenset(),
       params: Any = None,
-      options: obm_configs.Jax2ObmOptions | None = None,
+      options: obm_configs.Jax2ObmOptions = obm_configs.Jax2ObmOptions(
+          native_serialization_platforms=['cpu']
+      ),
   ):
     """Initializes the instance.
 
@@ -129,7 +132,16 @@ def __init__(
     super().__init__(name=name, input_keys=input_keys, output_keys=output_keys)
     self._processor_callable = processor_callable
     self._params = params
-    self._options = obm_configs.Jax2ObmOptions() if options is None else options
+    platforms = utils.get_lowering_platforms(
+        options.native_serialization_platforms
+    )
+    if platforms and set(platforms) - {'cpu'}:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'JaxDataProcessor only supports "cpu" for'
+          ' `native_serialization_platforms`, but got:'
+          f' {options.native_serialization_platforms}.'
+      )
+    self._options = options
     self._is_prepared = False
 
   def prepare(
diff --git a/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor_test.py b/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor_test.py
index d5d215b55..b7586d583 100644
--- a/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor_test.py
+++ b/export/orbax/export/data_processors/jax_data_processor_test.py
@@ -44,6 +44,25 @@ def test_property_access_before_prepare_raises_error(self, property_name):
     ):
       _ = getattr(processor, property_name)
 
+  @parameterized.named_parameters(
+      dict(testcase_name='tpu', platforms=['tpu']),
+      dict(testcase_name='cpu_and_tpu', platforms=['cpu', 'tpu']),
+      dict(testcase_name='tpu_string', platforms='tpu'),
+  )
+  def test_init_raises_error_with_more_than_cpu_platform(self, platforms):
+    with self.assertRaisesWithLiteralMatch(
+        ValueError,
+        'JaxDataProcessor only supports "cpu" for'
+        ' `native_serialization_platforms`, but got:'
+        f' {platforms}.',
+    ):
+      _ = jax_data_processor.JaxDataProcessor(
+          lambda x: x,
+          options=obm_configs.Jax2ObmOptions(
+              native_serialization_platforms=platforms
+          ),
+      )
+
   def test_prepare_fails_with_multiple_calls(self):
     processor = jax_data_processor.JaxDataProcessor(
         lambda x: x, name='identity'