diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 225ab2e56c..8ad82b5624 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ else
 ifneq ($(filter x86%,$(TCCARCH)),)
 	TCCARCH := i386
 else
-ifeq ($(TCCARCH),aarch64)
+ifeq ($(TCCARCH),arm64)
 	TCCARCH := arm64
 else
 ifneq ($(filter arm%,$(TCCARCH)),)
diff --git a/doc/docs.md b/doc/docs.md
index 700f5f38e7..1107de5f94 100644
--- a/doc/docs.md
+++ b/doc/docs.md
@@ -3781,7 +3781,7 @@ If you're using a custom ifdef, then you do need `$if option ? {}` and compile w
 Full list of builtin options:
 | OS                            | Compilers         | Platforms             | Other                     |
 | ---                           | ---               | ---                   | ---                       |
-| `windows`, `linux`, `macos`   | `gcc`, `tinyc`    | `amd64`, `aarch64`    | `debug`, `prod`, `test`   |
+| `windows`, `linux`, `macos`   | `gcc`, `tinyc`    | `amd64`, `arm64`      | `debug`, `prod`, `test`   |
 | `mac`, `darwin`, `ios`,       | `clang`, `mingw`  | `x64`, `x32`          | `js`, `glibc`, `prealloc` |
 | `android`,`mach`, `dragonfly` | `msvc`            | `little_endian`       | `no_bounds_checking`, `freestanding`    |
 | `gnu`, `hpux`, `haiku`, `qnx` | `cplusplus`       | `big_endian`          |
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index d42fc6a885..29ad8f8918 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -1875,17 +1875,17 @@ pub fn all_registers(mut t Table, arch pref.Arch) map[string]ScopeObject {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		.aarch32 {
-			aarch32 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.arm_no_number_register_list, ast.arm_with_number_register_list,
+		.arm32 {
+			arm32 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.arm_no_number_register_list, ast.arm_with_number_register_list,
 				32)
-			for k, v in aarch32 {
+			for k, v in arm32 {
 				res[k] = v
 			}
 		}
-		.aarch64 {
-			aarch64 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.arm_no_number_register_list, ast.arm_with_number_register_list,
+		.arm64 {
+			arm64 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.arm_no_number_register_list, ast.arm_with_number_register_list,
 				64)
-			for k, v in aarch64 {
+			for k, v in arm64 {
 				res[k] = v
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/types.v b/vlib/v/ast/types.v
index a01e4d59ed..4db2f51b1e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/types.v
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub enum Language {
 	js
 	amd64 // aka x86_64
 	i386
-	aarch64 // 64-bit arm
-	aarch32 // 32-bit arm
+	arm64 // 64-bit arm
+	arm32 // 32-bit arm
 	rv64 // 64-bit risc-v
 	rv32 // 32-bit risc-v
 }
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ pub fn pref_arch_to_table_language(pref_arch pref.Arch) Language {
 		.amd64 {
 			Language.amd64
 		}
-		.aarch64 {
-			Language.aarch64
+		.arm64 {
+			Language.arm64
 		}
-		.aarch32 {
-			Language.aarch32
+		.arm32 {
+			Language.arm32
 		}
 		.rv64 {
 			Language.rv64
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 6839590ecb..9d2f448b05 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ const (
 		'qnx', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd', 'netbsd', 'bsd', 'dragonfly', 'android', 'solaris',
 		'haiku', 'linux_or_macos']
 	valid_comp_if_compilers     = ['gcc', 'tinyc', 'clang', 'mingw', 'msvc', 'cplusplus']
-	valid_comp_if_platforms     = ['amd64', 'aarch64', 'x64', 'x32', 'little_endian', 'big_endian']
+	valid_comp_if_platforms     = ['amd64', 'aarch64', 'arm64', 'x64', 'x32', 'little_endian',
+		'big_endian',
+	]
 	valid_comp_if_other         = ['js', 'debug', 'prod', 'test', 'glibc', 'prealloc',
 		'no_bounds_checking', 'freestanding']
 	array_builtin_methods       = ['filter', 'clone', 'repeat', 'reverse', 'map', 'slice', 'sort',
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
index 0307750b71..f869650cf2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ string _STR_TMP(const char *fmt, ...) {
 #define __V_amd64  1
 #endif
 #if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__arm64__)
-#define __V_aarch64  1
+#define __V_arm64  1
 #endif
 
 // Using just __GNUC__ for detecting gcc, is not reliable because other compilers define it too:
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
index 9c22647d25..d1afa33be2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) comp_if_to_ifdef(name string, is_comptime_optional bool) ?string
 		'amd64' {
 			return '__V_amd64'
 		}
-		'aarch64' {
-			return '__V_aarch64'
+		'aarch64', 'arm64' {
+			return '__V_arm64'
 		}
 		// bitness:
 		'x64' {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/elf.v b/vlib/v/gen/native/elf.v
index 9ddd8b15e4..1e31837fc4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/native/elf.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/elf.v
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ const (
 
 // ELF file types
 const (
-	elf_osabi         = 0
-	et_rel            = 1
-	et_exec           = 2
-	et_dyn            = 3
-	e_machine_amd64   = 0x3e
-	e_machine_aarch64 = 183
-	shn_xindex        = 0xffff
-	sht_null          = 0
+	elf_osabi       = 0
+	et_rel          = 1
+	et_exec         = 2
+	et_dyn          = 3
+	e_machine_amd64 = 0x3e
+	e_machine_arm64 = 0xb7
+	shn_xindex      = 0xffff
+	sht_null        = 0
 )
 
 const (
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) generate_elf_header() {
 	g.buf << 1 // elf_osabi
 	g.write64(0) // et_rel) // et_rel for .o
 	g.write16(2) // e_type
-	if g.pref.arch == .aarch64 {
-		g.write16(native.e_machine_aarch64)
+	if g.pref.arch == .arm64 {
+		g.write16(native.e_machine_arm64)
 	} else {
 		g.write16(native.e_machine_amd64)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v b/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v
index b5e2c73e34..1158efd27e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ enum Size {
 }
 
 fn (g Gen) get_backend(pref &pref.Preferences) CodeGen {
-	if pref.arch == .aarch64 {
+	if pref.arch == .arm64 {
 		return Aarch64{}
 	}
 	return Amd64{}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/macho.v b/vlib/v/gen/native/macho.v
index 0d99d74d08..dca8b4e2e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/native/macho.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/macho.v
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct Reloc {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut g Gen) generate_macho_header() {
-	if g.pref.arch == .aarch64 {
+	if g.pref.arch == .arm64 {
 		g.write32(0xfeedfacf) // MH_MAGIC_64
 		g.write32(0x0100000c) // CPU_TYPE_ARM64
 		g.write32(0x00000000) // CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM64_ALL
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
index 1ab32b601b..40c1288049 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ pub enum CompilerType {
 pub enum Arch {
 	_auto
 	amd64 // aka x86_64
-	aarch64 // 64-bit arm
-	aarch32 // 32-bit arm
+	arm64 // 64-bit arm
+	arm32 // 32-bit arm
 	rv64 // 64-bit risc-v
 	rv32 // 32-bit risc-v
 	i386
@@ -655,13 +655,13 @@ pub fn arch_from_string(arch_str string) ?Arch {
 
 			return Arch.amd64
 		}
-		'aarch64', 'arm64' { // aarch64 recommended
+		'aarch64', 'arm64' { // arm64 recommended
 
-			return Arch.aarch64
+			return Arch.arm64
 		}
-		'arm32', 'aarch32', 'arm' { // aarch32 recommended
+		'aarch32', 'arm32', 'arm' { // arm32 recommended
 
-			return Arch.aarch32
+			return Arch.arm32
 		}
 		'rv64', 'riscv64', 'risc-v64', 'riscv', 'risc-v' { // rv64 recommended
 
@@ -740,11 +740,12 @@ pub fn get_host_arch() Arch {
 	// $if i386 {
 	// 	return .amd64
 	// }
+	// $if arm64 { // requires new vc
 	$if aarch64 {
-		return .aarch64
+		return .arm64
 	}
-	// $if aarch32 {
-	// 	return .aarch32
+	// $if arm32 {
+	// 	return .arm32
 	// }
 	panic('unknown host OS')
 }