diff --git a/build/make/configure.sh b/build/make/configure.sh
index e27af9641..f69b6d7cf 100755
--- a/build/make/configure.sh
+++ b/build/make/configure.sh
@@ -597,8 +597,13 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
             armv6*)
                 tgt_isa=armv6
                 ;;
+            armv7*-hardfloat*)
+                tgt_isa=armv7
+                float_abi=hard
+                ;;
             armv7*)
                 tgt_isa=armv7
+                float_abi=softfp
                 ;;
             armv5te*)
                 tgt_isa=armv5te
@@ -784,8 +789,9 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
             check_add_asflags --defsym ARCHITECTURE=${arch_int}
             tune_cflags="-mtune="
             if [ ${tgt_isa} == "armv7" ]; then
-                check_add_cflags  -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=softfp
-                check_add_asflags -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=softfp
+                [ -z "${float_abi}" ] && float_abi=softfp
+                check_add_cflags  -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=${float_abi}
+                check_add_asflags -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=${float_abi}
 
                 if enabled neon
                 then