diff --git a/config b/config
index a0115dba66..a679be98c7 100755
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ case "$GUESSOS" in
   armv[1-3]*-*-linux2) OUT="linux-generic32" ;;
   armv[7-9]*-*-linux2) OUT="linux-armv4"; options="$options -march=armv7-a" ;;
   arm*-*-linux2) OUT="linux-armv4" ;;
+  aarch64-*-linux2) OUT="linux-generic64" ;;
   sh*b-*-linux2) OUT="linux-generic32"; options="$options -DB_ENDIAN" ;;
   sh*-*-linux2)  OUT="linux-generic32"; options="$options -DL_ENDIAN" ;;
   m68k*-*-linux2) OUT="linux-generic32"; options="$options -DB_ENDIAN" ;;