diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 323c39d..2d63945 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ linux-arm:
 linux-armhf:
 	$(MAKE) native CROSS_PREFIX=arm-linux-gnueabihf- OS_NAME=Linux OS_ARCH=armhf
 
+# for cross-compilation on Ubuntu, install the g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
+linux-aarch64:
+	$(MAKE) native CROSS_PREFIX=aarch64-linux-gnu- OS_NAME=Linux OS_ARCH=aarch64
+
 clean-native-linux32:
 	$(MAKE) clean-native OS_NAME=Linux OS_ARCH=x86
 
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6bd4981..1fd3744 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ OsgiKeys.additionalHeaders := Map(
 "org/xerial/snappy/native/Mac/x86_64/libsnappyjava.jnilib;osname=macosx;processor=x86-64",
 "org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/x86_64/libsnappyjava.so;osname=linux;processor=x86-64",
 "org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/x86/libsnappyjava.so;osname=linux;processor=x86",
+"org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/aarch64/libsnappyjava.so;osname=linux;processor=aarch64",
 "org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/arm/libsnappyjava.so;osname=linux;processor=arm",
 "org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/ppc64/libsnappyjava.so;osname=linux;processor=ppc64",
 "org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/ppc64le/libsnappyjava.so;osname=linux;processor=ppc64le",