diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.c b/frontend/frontend_driver.c
index 3720d0ae3f..104ffa03a8 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.c
@@ -300,4 +300,12 @@ void frontend_driver_shutdown(bool a)
       return;
    frontend->shutdown(a);
 }
+
+enum frontend_architecture frontend_driver_get_cpu_architecture(void)
+{
+   frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend = frontend_get_ptr();
+   if (!frontend || !frontend->get_architecture)
+      return FRONTEND_ARCH_NONE;
+   return frontend->get_architecture();
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.h b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
index 395b1df04a..e706b11fdc 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ void frontend_driver_init_first(void *args);
 
 void frontend_driver_free(void);
 
+enum frontend_architecture frontend_driver_get_cpu_architecture(void);
+
 environment_get_t frontend_driver_environment_get_ptr(void);
 
 bool frontend_driver_has_get_video_driver_func(void);