diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
index 65be54025d..540fcd6a30 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
@@ -4638,6 +4638,13 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             mock_support.assert_called_once_with()
             self.assertEqual(cfg.os_loader_type, "pflash")
 
+    @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
+    def test_check_uefi_support_aarch64(self, mock_exist):
+        drvr = libvirt_driver.LibvirtDriver(fake.FakeVirtAPI(), True)
+        self._stub_host_capabilities_cpu_arch(fields.Architecture.AARCH64)
+        self.assertTrue(drvr._has_uefi_support())
+        self.assertTrue(drvr._check_uefi_support(None))
+
     def test_get_guest_config_with_block_device(self):
         drvr = libvirt_driver.LibvirtDriver(fake.FakeVirtAPI(), True)
 
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index 333ec41f40..49ca4ec56e 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -1292,8 +1292,7 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             try:
                 hw_firmware_type = instance.image_meta.properties.get(
                     'hw_firmware_type')
-                support_uefi = (self._has_uefi_support() and
-                                hw_firmware_type == fields.FirmwareType.UEFI)
+                support_uefi = self._check_uefi_support(hw_firmware_type)
                 guest.delete_configuration(support_uefi)
             except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception() as ctxt:
@@ -1829,8 +1828,7 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             # undefine it. If any part of this block fails, the domain is
             # re-defined regardless.
             if guest.has_persistent_configuration():
-                support_uefi = (self._has_uefi_support() and
-                                hw_firmware_type == fields.FirmwareType.UEFI)
+                support_uefi = self._check_uefi_support(hw_firmware_type)
                 guest.delete_configuration(support_uefi)
 
             try:
@@ -2594,8 +2592,7 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             if guest.has_persistent_configuration():
                 hw_firmware_type = image_meta.properties.get(
                     'hw_firmware_type')
-                support_uefi = (self._has_uefi_support() and
-                                hw_firmware_type == fields.FirmwareType.UEFI)
+                support_uefi = self._check_uefi_support(hw_firmware_type)
                 guest.delete_configuration(support_uefi)
 
             # NOTE (rmk): Establish a temporary mirror of our root disk and
@@ -5466,6 +5463,12 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
                 any((os.path.exists(p)
                      for p in DEFAULT_UEFI_LOADER_PATH[caps.host.cpu.arch])))
 
+    def _check_uefi_support(self, hw_firmware_type):
+        caps = self._host.get_capabilities()
+        return (self._has_uefi_support() and
+                (hw_firmware_type == fields.FirmwareType.UEFI or
+                 caps.host.cpu.arch == fields.Architecture.AARCH64))
+
     def _get_supported_perf_events(self):
 
         if (len(CONF.libvirt.enabled_perf_events) == 0):