diff --git a/platform/c64/Makefile.c64 b/platform/c64/Makefile.c64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3c819f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/c64/Makefile.c64
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONTIKI_CPU = $(CONTIKI)/cpu/6502
+include $(CONTIKI_CPU)/Makefile.6502