diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d62084cb465..4e62e49412e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -507,6 +507,11 @@ case $CFG_CPUTYPE in
         CFG_CPUTYPE=arm
         ;;
 
+    armv6l)
+        CFG_CPUTYPE=arm
+        CFG_OSTYPE="${CFG_OSTYPE}eabihf"
+        ;;
+
     armv7l)
         CFG_CPUTYPE=armv7
         CFG_OSTYPE="${CFG_OSTYPE}eabihf"