diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 51eae49daf..eb977e5b6f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ elif check_define __arm__ ; then
   cpu="arm"
 elif check_define __aarch64__ ; then
   cpu="aarch64"
+elif check_define __loongarch64 ; then
+  cpu="loongarch64"
 else
   cpu=$(uname -m)
 fi
@@ -3720,6 +3722,9 @@ if test "$linux" = "yes" ; then
   aarch64)
     linux_arch=arm64
     ;;
+  loongarch*)
+    linux_arch=loongarch
+    ;;
   mips64)
     linux_arch=mips
     ;;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 73d4b241df..17c7280f78 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ python = import('python').find_installation()
 
 supported_oses = ['windows', 'freebsd', 'netbsd', 'openbsd', 'darwin', 'sunos', 'linux']
 supported_cpus = ['ppc', 'ppc64', 's390x', 'riscv', 'x86', 'x86_64',
-  'arm', 'aarch64', 'mips', 'mips64', 'sparc', 'sparc64']
+  'arm', 'aarch64', 'loongarch64', 'mips', 'mips64', 'sparc', 'sparc64']
 
 cpu = host_machine.cpu_family()