diff --git a/Formula/t/t1lib.rb b/Formula/t/t1lib.rb
index ac473cef9b08e..61b41046f490d 100644
--- a/Formula/t/t1lib.rb
+++ b/Formula/t/t1lib.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ def install
     # Workaround for newer Clang
     ENV.append_to_cflags "-Wno-implicit-int" if DevelopmentTools.clang_build_version >= 1403
 
-    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
+    args = []
+    # Help old config scripts identify arm64 linux
+    args << "--build=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu" if OS.linux? && Hardware::CPU.arm? && Hardware::CPU.is_64_bit?
+
+    system "./configure", *args, *std_configure_args
     system "make", "without_doc"
     system "make", "install"
     share.install "Fonts" => "fonts"