diff --git a/cmake/StaticBuild.cmake b/cmake/StaticBuild.cmake
index 7e63d55bd..4e0bdc06f 100644
--- a/cmake/StaticBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/StaticBuild.cmake
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   elseif(ARCH_TRIPLET STREQUAL aarch64-linux-gnu)
     # cross compile arm64
     set(openssl_system_env SYSTEM=Linux MACHINE=aarch64)
+  elseif(ARCH_TRIPLET MATCHES arm-linux)
+    # cross compile armhf
+    set(openssl_system_env SYSTEM=Linux MACHINE=armv4)
   endif()
 elseif(CMAKE_C_FLAGS MATCHES "-march=armv7")
   # Help openssl figure out that we're building from armv7 even if on armv8 hardware:
diff --git a/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake b/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake
index aba32f0f2..552975e6d 100644
--- a/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake
+++ b/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-gcc${TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-g++${TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX})
+set(ARCH_TRIPLET ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX})