diff --git a/recipes/centrifuge-core/build.sh b/recipes/centrifuge-core/build.sh
index 0a82cdd89c045f..379df0ca581505 100644
--- a/recipes/centrifuge-core/build.sh
+++ b/recipes/centrifuge-core/build.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@ export CPATH=${PREFIX}/include
 
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin
 
+case $(uname -m) in
+    aarch64 | arm64)
+        ARCH_FLAGS="POPCNT_CAPABILITY=0 RELEASE_FLAGS=\"${CXXFLAGS} -fsigned-char\""
+        ;;
+    *)
+        ARCH_FLAGS="RELEASE_FLAGS=\"${CXXFLAGS}\""
+        ;;
+esac
+
 sed "/^GCC/d;/^CC =/d;/^CPP =/d;/^CXX =/d" < Makefile > Makefile.new
 mv Makefile.new Makefile
 cat Makefile
-make -j"${CPU_COUNT}" CC=$CC CXX=$CXX RELEASE_FLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+make -j"${CPU_COUNT}" CC=$CC CXX=$CXX ${ARCH_FLAGS[@]}
 make install prefix=$PREFIX