diff --git a/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm b/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm
index 7106ca2..441af6d 100644
--- a/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm
+++ b/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm
@@ -773,6 +773,9 @@ sub arch {
 	elsif ($arch eq 'all') {
 		$arch='noarch';
 	}
+	elsif ($arch eq 'arm64') {
+		$arch='aarch64';
+	}
 	elsif ($arch eq 'ppc64el') {
 		$arch='ppc64le';
 	}
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cc926a4..4449d9b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ alien (8.95.7) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/copyright: use spaces rather than tabs to start continuation lines.
   * Update standards version to 4.6.2, no changes needed.
+  * Alien/Package/Rpm.pm: Map arm64 in deb to aarch64 in rpm.
+    This fixes conversion of arm64 deb packages. (Alois Klink)
 
  -- Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>  Sat, 07 Jan 2023 06:13:35 -0000