diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index ee6572b1edad..bbaa85194695 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ combining the following values:
 4 s3_beep
 = =======
 
+arch
+====
+
+The machine hardware name, the same output as ``uname -m``
+(e.g. ``x86_64`` or ``aarch64``).
 
 auto_msgmni
 ===========
diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index 4ca61d49885b..7ffdd2cd5ff9 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ static DEFINE_CTL_TABLE_POLL(hostname_poll);
 static DEFINE_CTL_TABLE_POLL(domainname_poll);
 
 static struct ctl_table uts_kern_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "arch",
+		.data		= init_uts_ns.name.machine,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(init_uts_ns.name.machine),
+		.mode		= 0444,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_do_uts_string,
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "ostype",
 		.data		= init_uts_ns.name.sysname,