diff --git a/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc b/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e6d56f6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[binaries]
+c = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc'
+cpp = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-cpp'
+ar = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-ar'
+as = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-as'
+strip = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-strip'
+pcap-config = ''
+
+[host_machine]
+system = 'linux'
+cpu_family = 'aarch64'
+cpu = 'armv8-a'
+endian = 'little'
+
+[properties]
+implementor_id = '0x56'
diff --git a/config/arm/meson.build b/config/arm/meson.build
index abc8cf346c..6fa06a1684 100644
--- a/config/arm/meson.build
+++ b/config/arm/meson.build
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ flags_dpaa2 = [
 	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1],
 	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
 	['RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA2_USE_PHYS_IOVA', false]]
+flags_armada = [
+	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
+	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1],
+	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16]]
+
 flags_default_extra = []
 flags_thunderx_extra = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx"'],
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ impl_0x4e = ['NVIDIA', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
 impl_0x50 = ['AppliedMicro', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
 impl_0x51 = ['Qualcomm', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
 impl_0x53 = ['Samsung', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
-impl_0x56 = ['Marvell', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
+impl_0x56 = ['Marvell ARMADA', flags_armada, machine_args_generic]
 impl_0x69 = ['Intel', flags_generic, machine_args_generic]
 impl_dpaa = ['NXP DPAA', flags_dpaa, machine_args_generic]
 impl_dpaa2 = ['NXP DPAA2', flags_dpaa2, machine_args_generic]
diff --git a/config/defconfig_arm64-armada-linux-gcc b/config/defconfig_arm64-armada-linux-gcc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..64ce2a5687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/defconfig_arm64-armada-linux-gcc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+defconfig_arm64-armada-linuxapp-gcc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/defconfig_arm64-armada-linuxapp-gcc b/config/defconfig_arm64-armada-linuxapp-gcc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0591802846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/defconfig_arm64-armada-linuxapp-gcc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2018 Marvell International Ltd
+#
+
+#include "defconfig_arm64-armv8a-linux-gcc"
+
+#
+# Compile Environment Abstraction Layer
+#
+CONFIG_RTE_MAX_LCORE=16
+CONFIG_RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES=1
+CONFIG_RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE=64
+
+# Enable PMDs
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MVEP_COMMON=y
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MVPP2_PMD=y
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MVNETA_PMD=y
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_MVSAM_CRYPTO=y
+
+# Disable NXP as it is conflict with MUSDK
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA_BUS=n
+
+# Doesn't support NUMA
+CONFIG_RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES=n
+CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA=n