diff --git a/ramdump.c b/ramdump.c
index 941851c..4c4a920 100644
--- a/ramdump.c
+++ b/ramdump.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ char *ramdump_to_elf(void)
 		e_machine = EM_AARCH64;
 	else if (machine_type("MIPS"))
 		e_machine = EM_MIPS;
+	else if (machine_type("X86_64"))
+		e_machine = EM_X86_64;
 	else
 		error(FATAL, "ramdump: unsupported machine type: %s\n", 
 			MACHINE_TYPE);