diff --git a/libvpx.spec b/libvpx.spec
index d9aa0cd..a3bf064 100644
--- a/libvpx.spec
+++ b/libvpx.spec
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ and decoder.
 %global	vpxtarget x86_64-linux-gcc
 %else
 %ifarch armv7hl
-# v7 uses cortex a8 opt
-%global vpxtarget armv6-linux-gcc
+%global vpxtarget armv7-linux-gcc
 %else
 %global vpxtarget generic-gnu
 %endif
@@ -68,7 +67,12 @@ and decoder.
 %global	generic_target 0
 %endif
 
-./configure --target=%{vpxtarget} --enable-pic --disable-install-srcs \
+%ifarch armv7hl
+CROSS=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi- CHOST=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-hardfloat ./configure \
+%else
+./configure --target=%{vpxtarget} \
+%endif
+--enable-pic --disable-install-srcs \
 %if ! %{generic_target}
 --enable-shared \
 %endif
@@ -79,6 +83,21 @@ sed -i "s|-O3|%{optflags}|g" libs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
 sed -i "s|-O3|%{optflags}|g" examples-%{vpxtarget}.mk
 sed -i "s|-O3|%{optflags}|g" docs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
 
+%ifarch armv7hl
+#hackety hack hack
+sed -i "s|AR=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-ar|AR=ar|g" libs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+sed -i "s|AR=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-ar|AR=ar|g" examples-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+sed -i "s|AR=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-ar|AR=ar|g" docs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+
+sed -i "s|AS=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-as|AS=as|g" libs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+sed -i "s|AS=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-as|AS=as|g" examples-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+sed -i "s|AS=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-as|AS=as|g" docs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+
+sed -i "s|NM=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-nm|NM=nm|g" libs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+sed -i "s|NM=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-nm|NM=nm|g" examples-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+sed -i "s|NM=armv7hl-redhat-linux-gnueabi-nm|NM=nm|g" docs-%{vpxtarget}.mk
+%endif
+
 make %{?_smp_mflags} verbose=true target=libs
 
 %if %{generic_target}