diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 62e211f525..4757596de4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ if test $cpu != "generic"; then
         sparc64)
             add_cflags "-mcpu=v9"
         ;;
-        arm*)
+        arm*|cortex*)
             add_cflags "-mcpu=$cpu"
         ;;
         *)