diff --git a/rpmrc b/rpmrc

index 9127200..fe2f84b 100644

--- a/rpmrc

+++ b/rpmrc

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ optflags: hades %{__global_cflags}

 optflags: s390 %{__global_cflags} -m31 -march=z9-109 -mtune=z10

 optflags: s390x %{__global_cflags} -m64 -march=z9-109 -mtune=z10

+optflags: aarch64 %{__global_cflags}

+

 # set build arch to fedora buildarches on hardware capable of running it

 # saves having to do rpmbuild --target=

 buildarchtranslate: athlon: i686