Based on: https://github.com/embree/embree/commit/82ca6b5ccb7abe0403a658a0e079926478f04cb1
Tested in: https://bugs.gentoo.org/851705

Without this patch, it will only build on ARM Mac computers

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e807351401..e8b08b1247 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,11 +160,13 @@ OPTION(EMBREE_MIN_WIDTH "Enables min-width feature to enlarge curve and point th
 # Platform detection and defaults
 ##############################################################
 
-IF (APPLE)
-  IF (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin" AND (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "arm64" OR CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES MATCHES "arm64"))
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Building for Apple silicon")
-    SET(EMBREE_ARM ON)
-  ENDIF()
+# detect ARM compilation
+IF (APPLE AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin" AND (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "arm64" OR CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES MATCHES "arm64"))
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Building for Apple silicon")
+  SET(EMBREE_ARM ON)
+ELSEIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "aarch64")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Building for AArch64")
+  SET(EMBREE_ARM ON)
 ENDIF()
 
 SET(EMBREE_TASKING_SYSTEM "TBB" CACHE STRING "Selects tasking system")
diff --git a/common/cmake/gnu.cmake b/common/cmake/gnu.cmake
index f36d79ca25..365212bdda 100644
--- a/common/cmake/gnu.cmake
+++ b/common/cmake/gnu.cmake
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ IF (EMBREE_IGNORE_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
 ENDIF()
 
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+
 IF (EMBREE_ARM)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsigned-char")             # treat 'char' as 'signed char'
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -flax-vector-conversions")  # allow lax vector type conversions
 ENDIF (EMBREE_ARM)
+
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall")                       # enables most warnings
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wformat -Wformat-security")  # enables string format vulnerability warnings
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-class-memaccess")        # disables clearing an object of type ‘XXX’ with no trivial copy-assignment; use assignment or value-initialization instead
@@ -89,7 +92,6 @@ SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O3")
 IF (APPLE)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mmacosx-version-min=10.7")   # makes sure code runs on older MacOSX versions
   # SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")             # link against libc++ which supports C++11 features
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -flax-vector-conversions")
 ELSE(APPLE)
   IF (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
     SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined") # issues link error for undefined symbols in shared library