diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/arm/sysv.S b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/arm/sysv.S
index 4c289c697c7..90643185c7f 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/arm/sysv.S
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/arm/sysv.S
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__ARM_ARCH_7__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7A__) \
-        || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7R__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__)
+        || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7R__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__) \
+	|| defined(__ARM_ARCH_7EM__)
 # undef __ARM_ARCH__
 # define __ARM_ARCH__ 7
 #endif