diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
index be1cde28ef1d..ffcab598ff00 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ _CPUCFLAGS =
 MACHINE_CPU = itanium
 . elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "sparc64"
 _CPUCFLAGS =
+. elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+_CPUCFLAGS =
+MACHINE_CPU = arm
 . endif
 .else