diff --git a/rustup-init.sh b/rustup-init.sh
index 2c46f38077..714bfc8f0e 100755
--- a/rustup-init.sh
+++ b/rustup-init.sh
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ get_architecture() {
             fi
             ;;
 
-        aarch64)
+        aarch64 | armv8l)
             local _cputype=aarch64
             ;;