diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f85a621e..dd97b7508 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2525,7 +2525,13 @@ if((CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU") AND NOT WIN32)
         if(OS_IS_MACOSX)
             add_compile_options(-march=corei7 -mfpmath=sse)
         else()
-            if(NOT IS_ARM)
+            if(IS_ARM)
+                # ARM-specific options
+                # See https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/ARM-Options.html
+                if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+                    add_compile_options(-mcpu=native)
+                endif()
+            else()
                 add_compile_options(-march=native -mfpmath=sse)
             endif()
         endif()