diff --git a/guix/utils.scm b/guix/utils.scm
index 64853f2989..728039fbf0 100644
--- a/guix/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/utils.scm
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ (define-module (guix utils)
             package-name->name+version
             target-mingw?
             target-arm32?
+            target-aarch64?
+            target-arm?
             target-64bit?
             version-compare
             version>?
@@ -494,6 +496,12 @@ (define* (target-mingw? #:optional (target (%current-target-system)))
 (define (target-arm32?)
   (string-prefix? "arm" (or (%current-target-system) (%current-system))))
 
+(define (target-aarch64?)
+  (string-prefix? "aarch64" (or (%current-target-system) (%current-system))))
+
+(define (target-arm?)
+  (or (target-arm32?) (target-aarch64?)))
+
 (define (target-64bit?)
   (let ((system (or (%current-target-system) (%current-system))))
     (any (cut string-prefix? <> system) '("x86_64" "aarch64" "mips64" "ppc64"))))