diff --git a/groups/bdl/CMakeLists.txt b/groups/bdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 7964959868..f414c2dd7b 100644
--- a/groups/bdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/groups/bdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ bbs_setup_target_uor(${target})
 # Custom tweaks for individual packages
 target_compile_options(bdlde-iface
                        PRIVATE
-                           "$<$<AND:$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>,$<STREQUAL:${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR},x86_64>>:-msse4.2>"
-                           "$<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:-msse4.2>"
+                           "$<$<AND:$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>,$<STREQUAL:${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR},x86_64>>:-msse4.2>"
+                           "$<$<AND:$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>,$<STREQUAL:${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR},x86_64>>:-msse4.2>"
                            "$<$<PLATFORM_ID:SunOs>:-xarch=sparc4>"
 )
 
diff --git a/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.h b/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.h
index 2e66198ac3..6b4763ea07 100644
--- a/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.h
+++ b/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.h
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@ struct bsls_Platform_Assert;
         #else
             #define BSLS_PLATFORM_CPU_SPARC_32                                1
         #endif
-    #elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__)
+    #elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__) || defined(__aarch64__)
         #define BSLS_PLATFORM_CPU_ARM                                         1
-        #if defined(__arm64__)
+        #if defined(__arm64__) || defined(__aarch64__)
             #define BSLS_PLATFORM_CPU_64_BIT                                  1
         #endif
         #if defined(__ARM_ARCH)
diff --git a/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.t.cpp b/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.t.cpp
index d8c0c6b204..2f9987f783 100644
--- a/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.t.cpp
+++ b/groups/bsl/bsls/bsls_platform.t.cpp
@@ -1762,6 +1762,18 @@ static void printFlags()
     D_MACRO(__arm__);
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__arm64__)
+    P_MACRO(__arm64__);
+#else
+    D_MACRO(__arm64__);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+    P_MACRO(__aarch64__);
+#else
+    D_MACRO(__aarch64__);
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__clang__)
     P_MACRO(__clang__);
 #else