diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fe18ed2..0bfb8bb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ elif check_define __s390__ ; then
   fi
 elif check_define __arm__ ; then
   cpu="arm"
+elif check_define __aarch64__ ; then
+  cpu="aarch64"
 elif check_define __hppa__ ; then
   cpu="hppa"
 else
@@ -388,6 +390,9 @@ case "$cpu" in
   armv*b|armv*l|arm)
     cpu="arm"
   ;;
+  aarch64)
+    cpu="aarch64"
+  ;;
   hppa|parisc|parisc64)
     cpu="hppa"
   ;;