diff --git a/util/cbfstool/elf.h b/util/cbfstool/elf.h
index 01af81988a..65898b4440 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/elf.h
+++ b/util/cbfstool/elf.h
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ typedef struct
 #define EM_XTENSA	94		/* Tensilica Xtensa Architecture */
 #define EM_NUM		95
 
+#define EM_AARCH64	183 /* ARM Aarch64 Architecture */
+
 /* If it is necessary to assign new unofficial EM_* values, please
    pick large random numbers (0x8523, 0xa7f2, etc.) to minimize the
    chances of collision with official or non-GNU unofficial values.  */
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c b/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c
index cb3611219c..dd047f24df 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ elf_headers(const struct buffer *pinput,
 
 	// The tool may work in architecture-independent way.
 	if (arch != CBFS_ARCHITECTURE_UNKNOWN &&
+	    !((ehdr->e_machine == EM_AARCH64) && (arch == CBFS_ARCHITECTURE_AARCH64)) &&
 	    !((ehdr->e_machine == EM_ARM) && (arch == CBFS_ARCHITECTURE_ARM)) &&
 	    !((ehdr->e_machine == EM_386) && (arch == CBFS_ARCHITECTURE_X86))) {
 		ERROR("The stage file has the wrong architecture\n");