diff --git a/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf b/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
index 400f16d..8b680b1 100644
--- a/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers = "${LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers-native = "${LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers = "${LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION}"
 
-
 # Blackfin has its on gcc
 ANGSTROM_GCC_VERSION_bfin			= "4.1.2"
 
@@ -110,7 +109,8 @@ require conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
 
 # Toolchain virtuals:
 require conf/distro/include/toolchain-${TOOLCHAIN_TYPE}.inc
-
+# Processor specific tunes like hard float ABI
+include conf/distro/include/${TARGET_ARCH}-defaults.inc
 # Set DISTRO_FEED_CONFIGS to our config var, assigned in the above .inc
 DISTRO_FEED_CONFIGS = "${ANGSTROM_FEED_CONFIGS}"
 
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/arm-defaults.inc b/conf/distro/include/arm-defaults.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e29332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/distro/include/arm-defaults.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DEFAULTTUNE_beagleboard = "cortexa8hf-neon"
+DEFAULTTUNE_beaglebone = "cortexa8hf-neon"