diff --git a/package/rustc/Config.in.host b/package/rustc/Config.in.host
index c7b8a19a22..4669be852d 100644
--- a/package/rustc/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/rustc/Config.in.host
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_TIER2_HOST_TOOLS_PLATFORMS
 	default y if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV6 && BR2_ARM_EABIHF && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	# armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
 	default y if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A && BR2_ARM_EABIHF && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
+	# armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf for armv8 hardware with 32-bit
+	# userspace
+	default y if BR2_arm && BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV8A && BR2_ARM_EABIHF && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	# mips-unknown-linux-gnu
 	default y if BR2_mips && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC && !BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS32R6
 	# mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_TIER2_PLATFORMS
 	default y if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A && BR2_ARM_EABI && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 	# armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf
 	default y if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A && BR2_ARM_EABIHF && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+	# armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf for armv8 hardware with 32-bit
+	# userspace
+	default y if BR2_arm && BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV8A && BR2_ARM_EABIHF && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 	# i586-unknown-linux-gnu
 	default y if BR2_i586 && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	# i586-unknown-linux-musl
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_ARCH
 	default "armv5te" if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV5
 	default "arm" if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV6
 	default "armv7"  if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A
+	default "armv7"  if BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A || (BR2_arm && BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV8A)
 	default "riscv64gc" if BR2_RISCV_64
 	default BR2_ARCH