diff --git a/arch/Config.in.arm b/arch/Config.in.arm
index c99a995db2..7651d10927 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.arm
+++ b/arch/Config.in.arm
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ config BR2_cortex_m4
 	bool "cortex-M4"
 	select BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_THUMB2
 	select BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
+config BR2_cortex_m7
+	bool "cortex-M7"
+	select BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_THUMB2
+	select BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
+	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_5
 endif # !BR2_ARCH_IS_64
 
 comment "armv8 cores"
@@ -716,6 +721,7 @@ config BR2_GCC_TARGET_CPU
 	# armv7m
 	default "cortex-m3"	if BR2_cortex_m3
 	default "cortex-m4"	if BR2_cortex_m4
+	default "cortex-m7"	if BR2_cortex_m7
 	# armv8a
 	default "cortex-a32"	if BR2_cortex_a32
 	default "cortex-a35"	if BR2_cortex_a35