diff --git a/include/my_global.h b/include/my_global.h
index ae8835a2..25296c01 100644
--- a/include/my_global.h
+++ b/include/my_global.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 #  if defined(__i386__) || defined(__ppc__)
 #    define SIZEOF_CHARP 4
 #    define SIZEOF_LONG 4
-#  elif defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__aarch64__)
+#  elif defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__arm64__)
 #    define SIZEOF_CHARP 8
 #    define SIZEOF_LONG 8
 #  else