diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0988edc24..4f999658f 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ ENDIF ()
 
 IF (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
 
-    IF (BUILD_WITH_CXX_17)
+    IF (BUILD_WITH_CXX_17 OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64")
 
         SET (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)