diff --git a/compiler/options.pas b/compiler/options.pas
index bdb460539a..78e52c87d3 100644
--- a/compiler/options.pas
+++ b/compiler/options.pas
@@ -3176,7 +3176,7 @@ if (target_info.system=system_arm_darwin) then
       init_settings.fputype:=fpu_vfpv2;
   end;
 
-{ set default cpu type to ARMv7 for ARMHF unless specified otherwise }
+{ set default cpu type to ARMv7a for ARMHF unless specified otherwise }
 if (target_info.abi = abi_eabihf) then
   begin
 {$ifdef CPUARMV6}
@@ -3190,9 +3190,9 @@ if (target_info.abi = abi_eabihf) then
       init_settings.optimizecputype:=cpu_armv6;
 {$else CPUARMV6}
     if not option.CPUSetExplicitly then
-      init_settings.cputype:=cpu_armv7;
+      init_settings.cputype:=cpu_armv7a;
     if not option.OptCPUSetExplicitly then
-      init_settings.optimizecputype:=cpu_armv7;
+      init_settings.optimizecputype:=cpu_armv7a;
 {$endif CPUARMV6}
   end;
 {$endif arm}