diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs
index 9fe0a4c45f9f4..ecca45a4d4281 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ const ARM_WHITELIST: &[(&str, Option<&str>)] = &[
     ("v6k", Some("arm_target_feature")),
     ("v6t2", Some("arm_target_feature")),
     ("v7", Some("arm_target_feature")),
+    ("v8", Some("arm_target_feature")),
     ("vfp2", Some("arm_target_feature")),
     ("vfp3", Some("arm_target_feature")),
     ("vfp4", Some("arm_target_feature")),