diff --git a/build-data/packages/external.mk b/build-data/packages/external.mk
index 9bc04d3..0c0c243 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/external.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/external.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_TARGET=$(DPDK_PLATFORM_TARGET)
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(TARGET_PLATFORM))
+DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_AARCH64_GENERIC=n
+endif
+
 DPDK_MAKE_EXTRA_ARGS = $(strip $($(PLATFORM)_dpdk_make_extra_args))
 ifneq ($(DPDK_MAKE_EXTRA_ARGS),)
 DPDK_MAKE_ARGS += DPDK_MAKE_EXTRA_ARGS="$(DPDK_MAKE_EXTRA_ARGS)"