diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 20285690d3f..937dbdfb207 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4796,6 +4796,8 @@ fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -marm"
+    TARGETFLAGS="-marm"
+
     ;;
   *-mingw32*|*-cygwin*)
     enable_win16=${enable_win16:-no}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ff388ce8e9..a425490ec21 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ case $host in
                       [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
                        AC_MSG_ERROR([You need a target with Thumb support to build Wine for ARM.])])
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -marm"
+    AC_SUBST(TARGETFLAGS,"-marm")
     ;;
   *-mingw32*|*-cygwin*)
     enable_win16=${enable_win16:-no}