diff --git a/src/build/config/arm.gni b/src/build/config/arm.gni
index ddd1c5df82..8d705549c6 100644
--- a/src/build/config/arm.gni
+++ b/src/build/config/arm.gni
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ if (current_cpu == "arm" || v8_current_cpu == "arm") {
     # Thumb is a reduced instruction set available on some ARM processors that
     # has increased code density.
     arm_use_thumb = true
+
+    arm_cpu = ""
   }
 
   if (current_os == "android" || target_os == "android") {
@@ -123,4 +125,7 @@ if (current_cpu == "arm" || v8_current_cpu == "arm") {
   # arm64 supports only "hard".
   arm_float_abi = "hard"
   arm_use_neon = true
+  declare_args() {
+    arm_cpu = ""
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn b/src/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index b11d595831..11a37a9a40 100644
--- a/src/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -843,6 +843,10 @@ config("compiler_cpu_abi") {
           "-march=$arm_arch",
           "-mfloat-abi=$arm_float_abi",
         ]
+        if (arm_cpu != "") {
+          cflags += [ "-mcpu=$arm_cpu" ]
+        }
+        ldflags += [ "-mfloat-abi=$arm_float_abi" ]
       }
       if (arm_tune != "") {
         cflags += [ "-mtune=$arm_tune" ]
@@ -852,6 +856,9 @@ config("compiler_cpu_abi") {
         cflags += [ "--target=aarch64-linux-gnu" ]
         ldflags += [ "--target=aarch64-linux-gnu" ]
       }
+      if (arm_cpu != "") {
+        cflags += [ "-mcpu=$arm_cpu" ]
+      }
     } else if (current_cpu == "mipsel" && !is_nacl) {
       ldflags += [ "-Wl,--hash-style=sysv" ]
       if (custom_toolchain == "") {