diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c0056b..835a6fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ if(WIN32)
   set(OS_WINDOWS 1)
 endif()
 
+#load architecture config file (OPTIONAL)
+include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/config/${OpenVML_ARCH}.cmake" OPTIONAL)
+
 configure_file (
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/openvml_config.h.in"
   "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/openvml_config.h"
diff --git a/config/arm.cmake b/config/arm.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99979c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/arm.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#Use hard float-abi and ARMV7-A
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -mfloat-abi=hard")
+
+#ARMV7-A
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=armv7-a")
diff --git a/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa15.txt b/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa15.txt
index 25b74ee..365e1f5 100644
--- a/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa15.txt
+++ b/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa15.txt
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 include(${OpenVML_ARCH}/Kernel_generic.txt)
+
+set(OpenVML_KERNEL_COMPILE_FLAGS -mtune=cortex-a15)
+
+#set(exp_S_KERNEL_SOURCE ${OpenVML_ARCH}/sexp_kernel_neon.c)
diff --git a/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa9.txt b/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa9.txt
index 25b74ee..daa9e7c 100644
--- a/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa9.txt
+++ b/kernel/arm/Kernel_cortexa9.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 include(${OpenVML_ARCH}/Kernel_generic.txt)
+
+set(OpenVML_KERNEL_COMPILE_FLAGS -mtune=cortex-a9)
+