diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7659858a915..318c983772f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ case $CFG_CPUTYPE in
         CFG_CPUTYPE=arm
         ;;
 
+    armv7l)
+        CFG_CPUTYPE=arm
+        CFG_OSTYPE="${CFG_OSTYPE}eabihf"
+        ;;
+
     x86_64 | x86-64 | x64 | amd64)
         CFG_CPUTYPE=x86_64
         ;;