--- old/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make	2014-12-11 13:52:43.223023905 -0500
+++ new/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make	2014-12-11 13:52:43.003043388 -0500
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@
   HS_ARCH = ppc
 endif
 
+# AARCH64
+ifeq ($(ARCH), aarch64)
+  ARCH_DATA_MODEL  = 64
+  MAKE_ARGS        += LP64=1
+  PLATFORM         = linux-aarch64
+  VM_PLATFORM      = linux_aarch64
+  HS_ARCH          = aarch64
+endif
+
 # On 32 bit linux we build server and client, on 64 bit just server.
 ifeq ($(JVM_VARIANTS),)
   ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)