diff --git a/config/always-arch.m4 b/config/always-arch.m4
index f7090a4826..9f413eeddf 100644
--- a/config/always-arch.m4
+++ b/config/always-arch.m4
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_ARCH], [
 	aarch64*)
 		TARGET_CPU=aarch64
 		;;
+	armv*)
+		TARGET_CPU=arm
+		;;
 	sparc64)
 		TARGET_CPU=sparc64
 		;;
@@ -31,7 +34,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_ALWAYS_ARCH], [
 	esac
 
 	AM_CONDITIONAL([TARGET_CPU_AARCH64], test $TARGET_CPU = aarch64)
-	AM_CONDITIONAL([TARGET_CPU_X86_64], test $TARGET_CPU = x86_64)
+	AM_CONDITIONAL([TARGET_CPU_X86_64],  test $TARGET_CPU = x86_64)
 	AM_CONDITIONAL([TARGET_CPU_POWERPC], test $TARGET_CPU = powerpc)
 	AM_CONDITIONAL([TARGET_CPU_SPARC64], test $TARGET_CPU = sparc64)
+	AM_CONDITIONAL([TARGET_CPU_ARM],     test $TARGET_CPU = arm)
 ])