diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index 1427d09fb..42f446996 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ endif
 # Catch conflicting usage of ARCH in some BSD environments
 ifeq ($(ARCH), amd64)
 override ARCH=x86_64
-endif
+else ifeq ($(ARCH), powerpc64)
+override ARCH=power
+else ifeq (($ARCH), i386)
+override ARCH=x86
+else ifeq ($(ARCH), aarch64)
+override ARCH=arm64
+endif 
 
 NETLIB_LAPACK_DIR = $(TOPDIR)/lapack-netlib