diff --git a/package/devel/strace/Makefile b/package/devel/strace/Makefile
index 3704aa8b150..ded6d3bb843 100644
--- a/package/devel/strace/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/strace/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 HOST_CFLAGS += -I$(LINUX_DIR)/user_headers/include
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
+  CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-mpers=check
+endif
+
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \
 	LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS)" \