diff --git a/release/tools/vmimage.subr b/release/tools/vmimage.subr
--- a/release/tools/vmimage.subr
+++ b/release/tools/vmimage.subr
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 			ROOTFSPART="-p ${FSPARTTYPE}/rootfs:=${VMBASE}"
 			MAKEFSARGS="$MAKEFSARGS -B little"
 			;;
-		arm64:aarch64 | riscv:riscv64*)
+		arm:armv7 | arm64:aarch64 | riscv:riscv64*)
 			ESP=yes
 			BOOTPARTS=
 			ROOTFSPART="-p ${FSPARTTYPE}/rootfs:=${VMBASE}"