diff --git a/externals/cmakemodules/GetCompilerAndPlatform.cmake b/externals/cmakemodules/GetCompilerAndPlatform.cmake
index efaee8805..7b712d19d 100644
--- a/externals/cmakemodules/GetCompilerAndPlatform.cmake
+++ b/externals/cmakemodules/GetCompilerAndPlatform.cmake
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ FUNCTION (GetPlatformBinName PLATFORM_BIN_NAME LIBPATH_SUFFIX)
 	ELSEIF(TARGET_BUILD_PLATFORM STREQUAL "android")		
 		SET(RETVAL "android.${ANDROID_ABI}.fp-soft")		
 	ELSEIF(TARGET_BUILD_PLATFORM STREQUAL "linux")
-		IF (${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE} STREQUAL "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" OR ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE} STREQUAL "x86_64-linux-gnu")
+		IF (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "Clang")
 			SET(RETVAL "linux.clang")	
-		ELSEIF(${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE} STREQUAL "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnueabi" OR ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE} STREQUAL "aarch64-linux-gnu")
+		ELSEIF(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "^ARM.*"
+			OR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} MATCHES "arm")
 			SET(RETVAL "linux.aarch64")	
 		ENDIF()
 	ENDIF()