diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 72b32a3b2..ef8821f95 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS("-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
 
 IF(APPLE)
     IF("${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}" STREQUAL "")
-        SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "ppc;i386;x86_64" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for Mac OS X" FORCE)
+	IF(NOT "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" MATCHES "^arm")
+            SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "ppc;i386;x86_64" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for Mac OS X" FORCE)
+        ELSE()
+            SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "arm64" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for Mac OS X" FORCE)
+	ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
 ENDIF(APPLE)