diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index f0dcab31a5..9031e7a628 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ ifeq ($(arch),powerpc)
 	pointer-size = 4
 endif
 ifeq ($(arch),arm)
-  asm = arm
-  pointer-size = 4 
+	asm = arm
+	pointer-size = 4
+	cflags += -Wno-psabi -march=armv5t 
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(platform),darwin)
@@ -179,6 +180,16 @@ ifeq ($(platform),darwin)
 	endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(arch),arm)
+	ifneq ($(arch),$(build-arch))
+		cxx = arm-linux-gnueabi-g++
+		cc = arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
+		ar = arm-linux-gnueabi-ar
+		ranlib = arm-linux-gnueabi-ranlib
+		strip = arm-linux-gnueabi-strip
+	endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(platform),windows)
 	inc = "$(root)/win32/include"
 	lib = "$(root)/win32/lib"