diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2 b/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
index ed26c36e35..b494d0c2aa 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config = {
         {% else %}
         "max_builds": 40,
         {% endif %}
-        "build_arches": ['i386', 'x86_64', 'armhfp'],
+        "build_arches": ['i386', 'x86_64', 'armhfp', 'aarch64'],
         "load_threshold": 0.65,
         "task_priority": 30,
     },