diff --git a/src/linux/frida-helper-backend.vala b/src/linux/frida-helper-backend.vala
index 38b72bb41..d8215beec 100644
--- a/src/linux/frida-helper-backend.vala
+++ b/src/linux/frida-helper-backend.vala
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ namespace Frida {
 			else
 				breakpoint_data = (uint8[]) &arm_breakpoint_val;
 #elif ARM64
-			uint32 breakpoint_val = 0xd4200000U;
+			uint32 breakpoint_val = (0xd4200000U).to_little_endian ();
 			breakpoint_data = (uint8[]) &breakpoint_val;
 #elif MIPS
 			uint32 breakpoint_val = 0x0000000dU;
diff --git a/src/linux/helpers/bootstrapper-arm64be.bin b/src/linux/helpers/bootstrapper-arm64be.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b67e6dd6
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diff --git a/src/linux/helpers/loader-arm64be.bin b/src/linux/helpers/loader-arm64be.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8346b742e
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diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 88ff56078..34a212a96 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ if have_local_backend
     endif
     if host_lowlevel_abi == 'arm' and host_machine.endian() == 'big'
       host_lowlevel_abi = 'armbe8'
+    elif host_lowlevel_abi == 'arm64' and host_machine.endian() == 'big'
+      host_lowlevel_abi = 'arm64be'
     endif
     fs = import('fs')
     helper_backend_data = custom_target('frida-data-helper-backend',