diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b671e9f..3f9fa1e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "AMD64")
   set(ARCH "x86_64")
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(ppc64.*|PPC64.*|powerpc64.*)")
   set(ARCH "ppc64")
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "aarch64")
+  set(ARCH "aarch64")
 elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "unknown")
   set(ARCH "unknown")
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to determine target architecture!  Try setting CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR to a valid value.")
@@ -172,6 +174,9 @@ if(${ARCH} STREQUAL "x86_64")
 elseif(${ARCH} STREQUAL "ppc64")
   message(STATUS "Detected 64-bit POWER target")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS -DSSE_CORRECT_DENORMALS")
+elseif(${ARCH} STREQUAL "aarch64")
+  message(STATUS "Detected 64-bit ARM target")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS -DSSE_CORRECT_DENORMALS")
 elseif(${ARCH} STREQUAL "unsupported")
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported target architecture!  Try porting openEMS to your architecture...")
 else()