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