diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5673d178..3e0ce0cb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ case "$cpu" in
   x86_64|amd64|x86-64)
     cpu="x86_64"
   ;;
+  aarch64|arm64)
+    cpu="aarch64"
+  ;;
   arm*)
     case "$cpu" in
       arm|armv4l)
@@ -194,9 +197,6 @@ case "$cpu" in
     esac
     cpu="arm"
   ;;
-  aarch64)
-    cpu="aarch64"
-  ;;
   alpha)
     cpu="alpha"
   ;;