diff --git a/arch/arm64-options.mk b/arch/arm64-options.mk
index 02227d2e85..ad5ef5d43f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64-options.mk
+++ b/arch/arm64-options.mk
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ QEMUCMD := qemu-system-aarch64
 FCCMD := firecracker
 # Firecracker's jailer binary name
 FCJAILERCMD := jailer
+
+# cloud-hypervisor binary name
+CLHCMD := cloud-hypervisor