diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 940a97a2f2..c1a26021f8 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -537,7 +537,11 @@ static const char *get_elf_platform(void)
 
 #define ELF_ARCH        EM_AARCH64
 #define ELF_CLASS       ELFCLASS64
-#define ELF_PLATFORM    "aarch64"
+#ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+# define ELF_PLATFORM    "aarch64_be"
+#else
+# define ELF_PLATFORM    "aarch64"
+#endif
 
 static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *regs,
                                struct image_info *infop)