diff --git a/testing/newlib-stage1/APKBUILD b/testing/newlib-stage1/APKBUILD
index 275aec41b810b4d7632e90f687db282754af589d..777a198a1a4b651a0195a00b0e437bd72f9c9546 100644
--- a/testing/newlib-stage1/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/newlib-stage1/APKBUILD
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ _targets="
 	mips-mti-elf
 	msp430-elf
 	riscv-none-elf
+	aarch64-none-elf
 	"
 # or1k-elf fails to build on 32-bit architectures
 case "$CARCH" in
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ case "$CARCH" in
 esac
 pkgname=newlib-stage1
 pkgver=3.3.0
-pkgrel=3
-pkgdesc="A C standard library implementation intended for use on embedded systems"
+pkgrel=4
+pkgdesc="C standard library implementation intended for use on embedded systems"
 url="http://www.sourceware.org/newlib/"
 makedepends="texinfo"
 arch="all"
@@ -151,4 +152,8 @@ riscv_none_elf() {
 	_install_subpkg
 }
 
+aarch64_none_elf() {
+	_install_subpkg
+}
+
 sha512sums="2f0c6666487520e1a0af0b6935431f85d2359e27ded0d01d02567d0d1c6479f2f0e6bbc60405e88e46b92c2a18780a01a60fc9281f7e311cfd40b8d5881d629c  newlib-3.3.0.tar.gz"