diff --git a/scriptmodules/libretrocores/lr-mupen64plus-next.sh b/scriptmodules/libretrocores/lr-mupen64plus-next.sh
index c7283c0bbf..e9edd933ed 100644
--- a/scriptmodules/libretrocores/lr-mupen64plus-next.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/libretrocores/lr-mupen64plus-next.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ function build_lr-mupen64plus-next() {
         params+=(FORCE_GLES=1)
     fi
 
+    # force ARCH=armv7 on arm platforms to fix building with 32bit arm userland on aarch64 kernel
+    isPlatform "arm" && params+=(ARCH=armv7l)
+
     # use a custom core name to avoid core option name clashes with lr-mupen64plus
     params+=(CORE_NAME=mupen64plus-next)
     make "${params[@]}" clean