diff --git a/svo_cmake/cmake/Modules/SvoSetup.cmake b/svo_cmake/cmake/Modules/SvoSetup.cmake
index f5d3bea..1442a95 100644
--- a/svo_cmake/cmake/Modules/SvoSetup.cmake
+++ b/svo_cmake/cmake/Modules/SvoSetup.cmake
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pthread -Wall -Werror -D_LINUX -D_REENT
 IF(DEFINED ENV{ARM_ARCHITECTURE})
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mfpu=neon -march=armv7-a")
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_FAST_NEON)
+ELSEIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64")
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -march=native")
 ELSE()
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mmmx -msse -msse2 -msse3 -mssse3 -mno-avx")
 ENDIF()