diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 407d553..e15473b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ dnl The target cpu checks for dynamic cores
 AH_TEMPLATE(C_TARGETCPU,[The type of cpu this target has])
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for target cpu type) 
 case "$host_cpu" in
+  arm)
+    AC_DEFINE(C_TARGETCPU,ARMV7LE)
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(ARMv7 Little Endian)
+    c_targetcpu="arm"
+    c_unalignedmemory=yes
+    ;;
   x86_64 | amd64)
     AC_DEFINE(C_TARGETCPU,X86_64)
     AC_MSG_RESULT(x86-64 bit compatible)