diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
index f96ea1c7386..d2fa67f7cf8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 			arm*) _args="--dest-cpu=arm --without-snapshot" ;;
+			aarch64*) _args="--dest-cpu=arm64 --without-snapshot" ;;
 			*) msg_error "$pkgver: cannot be cross compiled for ${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}\n" ;;
 		esac
 	fi