diff --git a/biology/hhsuite/Makefile b/biology/hhsuite/Makefile
index 15225f220854..fc24fac30c34 100644
--- a/biology/hhsuite/Makefile
+++ b/biology/hhsuite/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	hhsuite
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	3.3.0
 CATEGORIES=	biology science
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Remote protein homology detection suite
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libmpi.so:net/openmpi
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang cmake perl5 python shebangfix
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.pl *.py
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	soedinglab
 GH_PROJECT=	hh-suite
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,-rpath,${LOCALBASE}/mpi/openmpi/lib -L${LOCALBASE}/mpi/openmpi/lib -lmpi # force linking to openmpi, and not to mpich
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
-.if ${ARCH} == amd64 || ${ARCH} == i386
+.if ${ARCH} == aarch64
+CMAKE_ON=	HAVE_ARM8
+.elif ${ARCH} == amd64 || ${ARCH} == i386
 CMAKE_ON=	HAVE_SSE2
 .elif ${ARCH:Mpowerpc64*}
 CMAKE_ON=	HAVE_POWER8
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>