diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index aea33d3eae77..d500586cccf0 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -389,9 +389,13 @@ __T=${TARGET_ARCH}
 .else
 __T=${MACHINE_ARCH}
 .endif
-# Clang is only for x86 and powerpc right now, by default.
+# Clang is only for x86, powerpc and little-endian arm right now, by default.
 .if ${__T} == "amd64" || ${__T} == "i386" || ${__T:Mpowerpc*}
 __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS+=CLANG CLANG_FULL
+.elif ${__T} == "arm" || ${__T} == "armv6"
+__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS+=CLANG
+# GCC is unable to build the full clang on arm, disable it by default.
+__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS+=CLANG_FULL
 .else
 __DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS+=CLANG CLANG_FULL
 .endif