diff --git a/common/image.c b/common/image.c
index f3ec071..04cd86b 100644
--- a/common/image.c
+++ b/common/image.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 	{ IH_ARCH_AVR32,	"avr32",	"AVR32",	},
 	{ IH_ARCH_NDS32,	"nds32",	"NDS32",	},
 	{ IH_ARCH_OPENRISC,	"or1k",		"OpenRISC 1000",},
+	{ IH_ARCH_ARM64,	"arm64",	"AArch64",	},
 	{ -1,			"",		"",		},
 };
 
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 07ab0f1..3e75d49 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -84,11 +84,16 @@
 #define IH_ARCH_SANDBOX		19	/* Sandbox architecture (test only) */
 #define IH_ARCH_NDS32		20	/* ANDES Technology - NDS32  */
 #define IH_ARCH_OPENRISC	21	/* OpenRISC 1000  */
+#define IH_ARCH_ARM64		22	/* ARM64	*/
 
 #if defined(__PPC__)
 #define IH_ARCH IH_ARCH_PPC
 #elif defined(__ARM__)
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_64v8
+#define IH_ARCH IH_ARCH_ARM64
+#else
 #define IH_ARCH IH_ARCH_ARM
+#endif
 #elif defined(__I386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
 #define IH_ARCH IH_ARCH_I386
 #elif defined(__mips__)