diff --git a/sys/src/libthread/arm64.c b/sys/src/libthread/arm64.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0170e6caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/src/libthread/arm64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <u.h>
+#include <libc.h>
+#include <thread.h>
+#include "threadimpl.h"
+
+/* first argument goes in a register; simplest just to ignore it */
+static void
+launcherarm64(int, void (*f)(void *arg), void *arg)
+{
+	(*f)(arg);
+	threadexits(nil);
+}
+
+void
+_threadinitstack(Thread *t, void (*f)(void*), void *arg)
+{
+	uintptr *tos;
+
+	tos = (uintptr*)&t->stk[t->stksize&~15];
+	*--tos = (uintptr)arg;
+	*--tos = (uintptr)f;
+	*--tos = 0;	/* first arg to launcherarm64 */
+	*--tos = 0;	/* place to store return PC */
+
+	t->sched[JMPBUFPC] = (uintptr)launcherarm64+JMPBUFDPC;
+	t->sched[JMPBUFSP] = (uintptr)tos;
+}
+