diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-pcfx/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-pcfx/package.mk
index 03cc6fc9ed..5d7f72f5fe 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-pcfx/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-pcfx/package.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ make_target() {
     arm1176jzf-s)
       make platform=armv6-hardfloat
       ;;
-    cortex-a7)
+    cortex-a7|cortex-a8)
       make platform=armv7-neon-hardfloat
       ;;
     cortex-a9|*cortex-a53|cortex-a17)
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk
index 94c945994e..b3563f3e1d 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2010/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
     arm1176jzf-s)
       PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="platform=armv6-hardfloat-$TARGET_CPU"
       ;;
-    cortex-a7|cortex-a9)
+    cortex-a7|cortex-a8|cortex-a9)
       PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="platform=armv7-neon-hardfloat-$TARGET_CPU"
       ;;
     *cortex-a53|cortex-a17)