diff --git a/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/CONTROL b/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/CONTROL
index 94ce34b891ce7b..b3a95592445f95 100644
--- a/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/CONTROL
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Source: boost-modular-build-helper
-Version: 1.72.0-1
+Version: 1.72.0-2
diff --git a/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/boost-modular-build.cmake b/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/boost-modular-build.cmake
index f254cb5a399569..765d882b8019ad 100644
--- a/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/boost-modular-build.cmake
+++ b/ports/boost-modular-build-helper/boost-modular-build.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ function(boost_modular_build)
     endif()
 
     # Todo: this serves too similar a purpose as vcpkg_find_acquire_program()
-    if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32 AND VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME AND NOT VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsStore")
+    if(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "arm64")
+        set(BOOST_BUILD_PATH "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/../x64-linux/tools/boost-build")
+    elseif(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32 AND VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME AND NOT VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsStore")
         get_filename_component(BOOST_BUILD_PATH "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/../x86-windows/tools/boost-build" ABSOLUTE)
     elseif(NOT VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x64" AND NOT VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x86")
         get_filename_component(BOOST_BUILD_PATH "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/../x86-windows/tools/boost-build" ABSOLUTE)
@@ -15,7 +17,11 @@ function(boost_modular_build)
     endif()
 
     if(NOT EXISTS "${BOOST_BUILD_PATH}")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "The x86 boost-build tools must be installed to build for non-x86/x64 platforms. Please run `vcpkg install boost-build:x86-windows`.")
+	if (VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "arm64")
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "The x64 boost-build tools must be installed to build arm64 for Linux. Please run `vcpkg install boost-build:x64-linux`.") 
+	else()
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "The x86 boost-build tools must be installed to build for non-x86/x64 platforms. Please run `vcpkg install boost-build:x86-windows`.")
+	endif()
     endif()
 
     if(EXISTS "${BOOST_BUILD_PATH}/b2.exe")