diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index 9c22317..e11aa4a 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 #define R_METAG_NONE                     3
 #endif
 
+#ifndef EM_AARCH64
+#define EM_AARCH64	183
+#define R_AARCH64_ABS64	257
+#endif
+
 static int fd_map;	/* File descriptor for file being modified. */
 static int mmap_failed; /* Boolean flag. */
 static void *ehdr_curr; /* current ElfXX_Ehdr *  for resource cleanup */
@@ -347,6 +352,8 @@
 	case EM_ARM:	 reltype = R_ARM_ABS32;
 			 altmcount = "__gnu_mcount_nc";
 			 break;
+	case EM_AARCH64:
+			 reltype = R_AARCH64_ABS64; gpfx = '_'; break;
 	case EM_IA_64:	 reltype = R_IA64_IMM64;   gpfx = '_'; break;
 	case EM_METAG:	 reltype = R_METAG_ADDR32;
 			 altmcount = "_mcount_wrapper";