diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bf972122b1..9b2264be19
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
  # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/aarch64.
 
-# Static PIE is supported.
-$as_echo "#define SUPPORT_STATIC_PIE 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-
 # We check to see if the compiler and flags are
 # selecting the big endian ABI and if they are then
 # we set libc_cv_aarch64_be to yes which causes
@@ -167,16 +163,56 @@ rm -f conftest*
 fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_aarch64_be" >&5
 $as_echo "$libc_cv_aarch64_be" >&6; }
+# Check for purecap ABI too, an alternative name is l64pc128.
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for purecap ABI" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for purecap ABI... " >&6; }
+if ${libc_cv_aarch64_purecap+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#ifdef __CHERI_PURE_CAPABILITY__
+                      yes
+                     #endif
+
+_ACEOF
+if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
+  $EGREP "yes" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
+  libc_cv_aarch64_purecap=yes
+else
+  libc_cv_aarch64_purecap=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_aarch64_purecap" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_aarch64_purecap" >&6; }
+config_vars="$config_vars
+aarch64-purecap = $libc_cv_aarch64_purecap"
+
+libc_aarch64_be=""
 if test $libc_cv_aarch64_be = yes; then
   $as_echo "#define HAVE_AARCH64_BE 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-  config_vars="$config_vars
-default-abi = lp64_be"
-else
-  config_vars="$config_vars
-default-abi = lp64"
+  libc_aarch64_be="_be"
 fi
 
+libc_aarch64_abi="lp64"
+if test $libc_cv_aarch64_purecap = yes; then
+  libc_aarch64_abi="purecap"
+  # The purecap abi requires relocations because objects may not be
+  # within bounds for PCC. This means static-pie is not supported.
+  $as_echo "#define HIDDEN_VAR_NEEDS_DYNAMIC_RELOC 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  # Static PIE is supported.  Hidden variables only need relocations
+  # in PIE with -mcmodel=large, but that's unsupported.
+  $as_echo "#define SUPPORT_STATIC_PIE 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+config_vars="$config_vars
+default-abi = $libc_aarch64_abi$libc_aarch64_be"
+
 # Only consider BTI supported if -mbranch-protection=bti is
 # on by default in the compiler and the linker produces
 # binaries with GNU property notes in PT_GNU_PROPERTY segment.
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac
index 51253d9802..aa6064c0e5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
 # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/aarch64.
 
-# Static PIE is supported.
-AC_DEFINE(SUPPORT_STATIC_PIE)
-
 # We check to see if the compiler and flags are
 # selecting the big endian ABI and if they are then
 # we set libc_cv_aarch64_be to yes which causes
@@ -17,13 +14,34 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([for big endian],
                       yes
                      #endif
   ], libc_cv_aarch64_be=yes, libc_cv_aarch64_be=no)])
+# Check for purecap ABI too, an alternative name is l64pc128.
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for purecap ABI],
+  [libc_cv_aarch64_purecap],
+  [AC_EGREP_CPP(yes,[#ifdef __CHERI_PURE_CAPABILITY__
+                      yes
+                     #endif
+  ], libc_cv_aarch64_purecap=yes, libc_cv_aarch64_purecap=no)])
+LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([aarch64-purecap], [$libc_cv_aarch64_purecap])
+
+libc_aarch64_be=""
 if test $libc_cv_aarch64_be = yes; then
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_AARCH64_BE)
-  LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([default-abi], [lp64_be])
-else
-  LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([default-abi], [lp64])
+  libc_aarch64_be="_be"
 fi
 
+libc_aarch64_abi="lp64"
+if test $libc_cv_aarch64_purecap = yes; then
+  libc_aarch64_abi="purecap"
+  # The purecap abi requires relocations because objects may not be
+  # within bounds for PCC. This means static-pie is not supported.
+  AC_DEFINE(HIDDEN_VAR_NEEDS_DYNAMIC_RELOC)
+else
+  # Static PIE is supported.  Hidden variables only need relocations
+  # in PIE with -mcmodel=large, but that's unsupported.
+  AC_DEFINE(SUPPORT_STATIC_PIE)
+fi
+LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([default-abi], [$libc_aarch64_abi$libc_aarch64_be])
+
 # Only consider BTI supported if -mbranch-protection=bti is
 # on by default in the compiler and the linker produces
 # binaries with GNU property notes in PT_GNU_PROPERTY segment.