diff --git a/mock/c7-epel.a64-aarch64.cfg b/mock/c7-epel.a64-aarch64.cfg
index 4aec577..c43ff0b 100644
--- a/mock/c7-epel.a64-aarch64.cfg
+++ b/mock/c7-epel.a64-aarch64.cfg
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config_opts['dist'] = 'el7'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
 config_opts['%centos_ver'] = "7"
 config_opts['macros']['%centos_ver'] = "7"
 config_opts['macros']['%rhel'] = "7"
+config_opts['macros']['%epel'] = "7"
 config_opts['macros']['%centos'] = "7"
 config_opts['macros']['%el7'] = "1"
 config_opts['macros']['%redhat'] = "7"