diff --git a/package/uclibc/Config.in b/package/uclibc/Config.in
index 2eea4d30f3..ba8b5885ec 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/uclibc/Config.in
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ config BR2_UCLIBC_INSTALL_UTILS
 # uClibc architecture names.
 config BR2_UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH
 	string
+	default "aarch64"  if BR2_aarch64 || BR2_aarch64_be
 	default "arc"	   if BR2_arcle || BR2_arceb
 	default "arm"	   if BR2_arm	|| BR2_armeb
 	default "m68k"	   if BR2_m68k