diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 01cf3f595..3ce64f984 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)CPU_VARIANT)),)
 TARGET_$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)CPU_VARIANT := generic
 endif
 
-KNOWN_ARMv8_CORES := cortex-a53 cortex-a53.a57 cortex-a73
+KNOWN_ARMv8_CORES := cortex-a53 cortex-a53.a57 cortex-a55 cortex-a73 cortex-a75
 KNOWN_ARMv8_CORES += kryo denver64 exynos-m1 exynos-m2
 
 # Many devices (incorrectly) use armv7-a-neon as the 2nd architecture variant
diff --git a/core/combo/arch/arm64/armv8-2a.mk b/core/combo/arch/arm64/armv8-2a.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb