diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a71b1c3ea2..fa2d497589 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ endif()
 if (NOT CROSS_COMPILE)
   set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -march=native")
 else ()
-  set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -march=armv8-a")
+  set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -march=armv8.2-a")
 endif()
 
 # add autotools definitions that were maybe used!