diff --git a/bazel/envoy_build_system.bzl b/bazel/envoy_build_system.bzl
index f48ebe7056..1e5cc5d663 100644
--- a/bazel/envoy_build_system.bzl
+++ b/bazel/envoy_build_system.bzl
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def envoy_cmake(
         pdb_name = "",
         cmake_files_dir = "$BUILD_TMPDIR/CMakeFiles",
         generate_crosstool_file = False,
+        generate_args = [],
         **kwargs):
     cache_entries.update({"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Bazel"})
     cache_entries_debug = dict(cache_entries)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ def envoy_cmake(
             "@envoy//bazel:dbg_build": cache_entries_debug,
             "//conditions:default": cache_entries,
         }),
-        generate_args = ["-GNinja"],
+        generate_args = ["-GNinja"] + generate_args,
         targets = ["", "install"],
         # TODO: Remove install target and make this work
         install = False,
diff --git a/bazel/foreign_cc/BUILD b/bazel/foreign_cc/BUILD
index 4d3a281669..b4716dfe2e 100644
--- a/bazel/foreign_cc/BUILD
+++ b/bazel/foreign_cc/BUILD
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ envoy_cmake(
         "WAMR_BUILD_LIBC_WASI": "0",
         "WAMR_BUILD_TAIL_CALL": "1",
     },
+    generate_args = select({
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64": [
+            "-DWAMR_BUILD_TARGET=AARCH64",
+        ],
+    }),
     lib_source = "@com_github_wamr//:all",
     out_static_libs = ["libvmlib.a"],
     tags = ["skip_on_windows"],