diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31e964d080835c..91af2977cdff5e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ else
 ifeq ($(DESTCPU),arm)
 ARCH=arm
 else
+ifeq ($(DESTCPU),aarch64)
+ARCH=arm64
+else
 ifeq ($(DESTCPU),ppc64)
 ARCH=ppc64
 else
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 # enforce "x86" over "ia32" as the generally accepted way of referring to 32-bit intel
 ifeq ($(ARCH),ia32)