diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
index 9f48c4b971..cda94a4913 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module Hardware
       def type
         case RUBY_PLATFORM
         when /x86_64/, /i\d86/ then :intel
-        when /arm/ then :arm
+        when /arm/, /aarch64/ then :arm
         when /ppc\d+/ then :ppc
         else :dunno
         end