1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e739513c0b33..83e4b6c3e10a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ darwin*|macos*) # macOS
 
     # -undefined error is the default
     LINKFLAGSNOUNDEFS=""
+    if test "$host_cpu" = arm64; then
+        # HOST_PLATFORM is used for external projects and their configury occasionally doesn't like
+        # the "macos" part so be sure to use arm64-apple-darwin for now.
+        HOST_PLATFORM=arm64-apple-darwin
+    fi
 ;;
 
 ios*) # iOS