diff --git a/include/internal/catch_debugger.h b/include/internal/catch_debugger.h
index 65361c2..a9ef91b 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_debugger.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_debugger.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ namespace Catch{
         #define CATCH_TRAP() \
                 __asm__("li r0, 20\nsc\nnop\nli r0, 37\nli r4, 2\nsc\nnop\n" \
                 : : : "memory","r0","r3","r4" ) /* NOLINT */
-    #else
-        #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : /* NOLINT */ )
+    #elif defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+        #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : ) /* NOLINT */
+    #elif defined(__aarch64__)
+        #define CATCH_TRAP()  __asm__(".inst 0xd4200000")
     #endif
 
 #elif defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_LINUX)
diff --git a/single_include/catch.hpp b/single_include/catch.hpp
index fdb046f..169962a 100644
--- a/single_include/catch.hpp
+++ b/single_include/catch.hpp
@@ -2129,8 +2129,10 @@ namespace Catch{
         #define CATCH_TRAP() \
                 __asm__("li r0, 20\nsc\nnop\nli r0, 37\nli r4, 2\nsc\nnop\n" \
                 : : : "memory","r0","r3","r4" ) /* NOLINT */
-    #else
-        #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : /* NOLINT */ )
+    #elif defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+        #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : ) /* NOLINT */
+    #elif defined(__aarch64__)
+        #define CATCH_TRAP()  __asm__(".inst 0xd4200000")
     #endif
 
 #elif defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_LINUX)