diff --git a/pkgs/kernel-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/kernel-modules/default.nix
index 8113fcc..67ea363 100644
--- a/pkgs/kernel-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kernel-modules/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 }:
 let
   writeConfig = import ../kernel/write-kconfig.nix { inherit lib writeText; };
+  arch = if stdenv.isMips
+         then "mips"
+         else if stdenv.isAarch64
+         then "arm64"
+         else throw "unknown arch";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "kernel-modules";
 
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   HOST_EXTRACFLAGS = with buildPackages.pkgs;
     "-I${buildPackages.openssl.dev}/include -L${buildPackages.openssl.out}/lib";
   CROSS_COMPILE = stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix;
-  ARCH = "mips";  # kernel uses "mips" here for both mips and mipsel
+  ARCH = arch;
   KBUILD_BUILD_HOST = "liminix.builder";
 
   buildPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/mac80211/default.nix b/pkgs/mac80211/default.nix
index ff36dde..a0b7a47 100644
--- a/pkgs/mac80211/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/mac80211/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 , lib
 }:
 let
+  arch = if stdenv.isMips
+         then "mips"
+         else if stdenv.isAarch64
+         then "arm64"
+         else throw "unknown arch";
   openwrtSrc = fetchFromGitHub {
     name = "openwrt-source";
     repo = "openwrt";
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ let
                            which kmod cpio
                           ]);
     inherit CC CROSS_COMPILE;
-    ARCH = "mips";  # kernel uses "mips" here for both mips and mipsel
+    ARCH = arch;
     dontStrip = true;
     dontPatchELF = true;
     phases = [