diff --git a/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures b/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures
index ca0097acf9..dd4ea9aca2 100644
--- a/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures
+++ b/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@ if $(HAIKU_BUILD_FEATURE_SSL) {
 HAIKU_ICU_GCC_2_PACKAGE = icu-4.8.1.1-r1a4-x86-gcc2-2012-08-29.zip ;
 HAIKU_ICU_GCC_4_PACKAGE = icu-4.8.1.1-r1a4-x86-gcc4-2012-08-29.zip ;
 HAIKU_ICU_PPC_PACKAGE = icu-4.8.1-ppc-2011-08-20.zip ;
-
-if $(TARGET_ARCH) = ppc || $(TARGET_ARCH) = x86 {
+HAIKU_ICU_ARM_PACKAGE = icu-4.8.1.1-arm-2012-11-16.zip ;
+if $(TARGET_ARCH) = ppc || $(TARGET_ARCH) = x86 || $(TARGET_ARCH) = arm {
 	local icu_package ;
 	if $(TARGET_ARCH) = ppc {
 		icu_package = $(HAIKU_ICU_PPC_PACKAGE) ;
 		HAIKU_ICU_DEVEL_PACKAGE = icu-devel-4.8.1-ppc-2011-12-19.zip ;
+	} else if $(TARGET_ARCH) = arm {
+		icu_package = $(HAIKU_ICU_ARM_PACKAGE) ;
+		HAIKU_ICU_DEVEL_PACKAGE = icu-devel-4.8.1.1-arm-2012-11-16.zip ;
 	} else if $(HAIKU_GCC_VERSION[1]) = 2 {
 		icu_package = $(HAIKU_ICU_GCC_2_PACKAGE) ;
 		HAIKU_ICU_DEVEL_PACKAGE = icu-devel-4.8.1.1-x86-gcc2-2011-12-20.zip ;
diff --git a/build/jam/OptionalPackages b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
index 3875fc71df..710dba74a7 100644
--- a/build/jam/OptionalPackages
+++ b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
@@ -1100,9 +1100,7 @@ if [ IsOptionalHaikuImagePackageAdded HGrep ] {
 
 # ICU
 if [ IsOptionalHaikuImagePackageAdded ICU ] {
-	if $(TARGET_ARCH) != x86 {
-		Echo "No optional package ICU available for $(TARGET_ARCH)" ;
-	} else {
+	if $(TARGET_ARCH) = x86 {
 		if $(HAIKU_GCC_VERSION[1]) = 2 {
 			# unzip gcc2
 			InstallOptionalHaikuImagePackage $(HAIKU_ICU_GCC_2_PACKAGE)
@@ -1126,6 +1124,12 @@ if [ IsOptionalHaikuImagePackageAdded ICU ] {
 					: system lib gcc2 ;
 			}
 		}
+	} else if $(TARGET_ARCH) = arm {
+		InstallOptionalHaikuImagePackage $(HAIKU_ICU_ARM_PACKAGE)
+			: $(baseURL)/(HAIKU_ICU_ARM_PACKAGE)
+			: system lib ;
+	} else {
+		Echo "No optional package ICU available for $(TARGET_ARCH)" ;
 	}
 }