diff --git a/comms/snap7/Makefile b/comms/snap7/Makefile
index c21a04fb1ed0..c513b0afd58d 100644
--- a/comms/snap7/Makefile
+++ b/comms/snap7/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MAKE_ARGS=	CC=${CC} CXX=${CXX} LinkerName=${CXX} SharedObjectLinkerName="${CXX}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	lib/libsnap7.so include/snap7.h share/examples/snap7/c-cpp/snap7.cpp
 
-SNAP_ARCH=	${ARCH:S/amd64/x86_64/:S/armv6/arm_v6/}
+SNAP_ARCH=	${ARCH:S/amd64/x86_64/:S/armv/arm_v/}
 MAKEFILE=	${SNAP_ARCH}_bsd.mk
 
 post-install:
diff --git a/comms/snap7/files/patch-arm__v7__bsd.mk b/comms/snap7/files/patch-arm__v7__bsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b2661dec3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comms/snap7/files/patch-arm__v7__bsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- arm_v7_bsd.mk.orig	2016-12-20 09:52:10 UTC
++++ arm_v7_bsd.mk
+@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
++##
++## ARMHF V7 tested on 
++## - Raspberry board -
++##
++## To improve the build speed in small systems disable -pedantic
++## switch in CXXFLAGS
++##
++TargetCPU  :=arm_v7
++OS         :=bsd
++CXXFLAGS   := -O3 -g -fPIC -pedantic
++
++# Standard part
++
++include common.mk
++