diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75f62aed..91b9571b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ ifeq ($(shell uname -m),arm64)
 	export aarch64=1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),aarch64)
+	export aarch64=1
+endif
+
 .PHONY: clean all profile debug minimap2 samtools
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all