diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 30495858..c24d5aa8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ if ("${ARCH}" STREQUAL "arm")
     if (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
         set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=armv6k")
     else()
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=armv8.0-a")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=armv8-a")
     endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a8ada467..6054fab8 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ CFLAGS += -march=armv6k
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(YQ2_ARCH), aarch64)
-CFLAGS += -march=armv8.0-a
+CFLAGS += -march=armv8-a
 endif
 
 # ----------