diff --git a/kernel/arm64/KERNEL.XGENE1 b/kernel/arm64/KERNEL.XGENE1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ee0c730c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/arm64/KERNEL.XGENE1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include $(KERNELDIR)/KERNEL.ARMV8
\ No newline at end of file