diff --git a/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/PrestoSystemRequirements.java b/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/PrestoSystemRequirements.java
index 33d73c59af2a7..b34cbc0dcd70e 100644
--- a/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/PrestoSystemRequirements.java
+++ b/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/PrestoSystemRequirements.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package io.prestosql.server;
 
 import com.google.common.base.StandardSystemProperty;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import io.airlift.slice.Slice;
 import io.airlift.slice.Slices;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
@@ -71,10 +72,13 @@ private static void verifyOsArchitecture()
         String osName = StandardSystemProperty.OS_NAME.value();
         String osArch = StandardSystemProperty.OS_ARCH.value();
         if ("Linux".equals(osName)) {
-            if (!"amd64".equals(osArch) && !"ppc64le".equals(osArch)) {
-                failRequirement("Presto requires amd64 or ppc64le on Linux (found %s)", osArch);
+            if (!ImmutableSet.of("amd64", "aarch64", "ppc64le").contains(osArch)) {
+                failRequirement("Presto requires amd64, aarch64, or ppc64le on Linux (found %s)", osArch);
             }
-            if ("ppc64le".equals(osArch)) {
+            if ("aarch64".equals(osArch)) {
+                warnRequirement("Support for the ARM architecture is experimental");
+            }
+            else if ("ppc64le".equals(osArch)) {
                 warnRequirement("Support for the POWER architecture is experimental");
             }
         }