diff --git a/tools/install/create_lazarus_deb.sh b/tools/install/create_lazarus_deb.sh
index 31f676be93..9e6e267a16 100755
--- a/tools/install/create_lazarus_deb.sh
+++ b/tools/install/create_lazarus_deb.sh
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ LazDestDir=$LazBuildDir/usr/share/lazarus/${LazVersion}
 LazDestDirInstalled=/usr/share/lazarus/${LazVersion}
 Pas2jsVer=
 
+EnvOpts=$EtcSrcDir/environmentoptions-$Arch.xml
+if [ ! -f $EnvOpts ]; then
+  EnvOpts=$EtcSrcDir/environmentoptions.xml
+fi
+
 echo "ppcbin=$ppcbin"
 echo "LazVersion=$LazVersion"
 echo "FPCVersion=$FPCVersion"
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ done
 
 # default configs
 mkdir -p $LazBuildDir/etc/lazarus
-cat $EtcSrcDir/environmentoptions.xml | \
+cat $EnvOpts | \
   sed -e "s#__LAZARUSDIR__#$LazDestDirInstalled/#" \
       -e "s#__FPCSRCDIR__#/usr/share/fpcsrc/\$(FPCVER)/#" \
   > $LazBuildDir/etc/lazarus/environmentoptions.xml
diff --git a/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions-arm64.xml b/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions-arm64.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05ea99f3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install/linux/environmentoptions-arm64.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<CONFIG>
+  <EnvironmentOptions>
+    <Version Value="110" Lazarus="3.99.0"/>
+    <LazarusDirectory Value="__LAZARUSDIR__">
+      <History Count="1">
+        <Item1 Value="/usr/lib/lazarus/"/>
+      </History>
+    </LazarusDirectory>
+    <CompilerFilename Value="/usr/bin/fpc">
+      <History Count="3">
+        <Item1 Value="/usr/local/bin/fpc"/>
+        <Item2 Value="/usr/bin/fpc"/>
+        <Item3 Value="/opt/fpc/fpc"/>
+      </History>
+    </CompilerFilename>
+    <FPCSourceDirectory Value="__FPCSRCDIR__">
+      <History Count="2">
+        <Item1 Value="/usr/share/fpcsrc/"/>
+        <Item2 Value="/usr/share/fpcsrc/$(FPCVER)/"/>
+      </History>
+    </FPCSourceDirectory>
+    <MakeFilename>
+      <History Count="1">
+        <Item1 Value="/usr/bin/make"/>
+      </History>
+    </MakeFilename>
+    <TestBuildDirectory Value="~/tmp/">
+      <History Count="2">
+        <Item1 Value="/tmp/"/>
+        <Item2 Value="/var/tmp/"/>
+      </History>
+    </TestBuildDirectory>
+    <Debugger>
+      <Configs>
+        <Config ConfigName="Gdb" ConfigClass="TGDBMIDebugger" Active="True" DebuggerFilename="/usr/bin/gdb"/>
+      </Configs>
+    </Debugger>
+  </EnvironmentOptions>
+</CONFIG>