diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 738ce1a..ad1f3a9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12209,6 +12209,29 @@ else
   if test -n "${with_target_subdir}"; then
    case "${host}" in
    hppa*-*-hpux*) libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=no ;;
+   arm*-*-eabi*)
+     # Older versions of the Arm architecture lack the necessary instructions
+     # for these constructs, so check whether we can use them.
+     cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+int i;
+int
+main ()
+{
+__sync_bool_compare_and_swap (&i, i, i);
+                         __sync_lock_test_and_set (&i, 1);
+                         __sync_lock_release (&i);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=yes
+else
+  libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext;;
    *) libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=yes ;;
    esac
  else
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3c0b9bd..df23b3d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([__sync extensions],
 [if test -n "${with_target_subdir}"; then
    case "${host}" in
    hppa*-*-hpux*) libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=no ;;
+   arm*-*-eabi*)
+     # Older versions of the Arm architecture lack the necessary instructions
+     # for these constructs, so check whether we can use them.
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+       [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([int i;],
+                        [__sync_bool_compare_and_swap (&i, i, i);
+                         __sync_lock_test_and_set (&i, 1);
+                         __sync_lock_release (&i);])],
+       [libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=yes],
+       [libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=no]);;
    *) libbacktrace_cv_sys_sync=yes ;;
    esac
  else