diff --git a/config/boards/new-board.template b/config/boards/new-board.template
index 79130e5cd1..914e4f5b5b 100644
--- a/config/boards/new-board.template
+++ b/config/boards/new-board.template
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ REMOVE_PACKAGES='package1 package2'
 ## Name of default serial device
 SERIALCON='ttyS0'
 
+## Architecture for debootstrap and kernel/u-boot cross-compilation
+BOARD_ARCH=arm
+
+## Cross-compile prefix
+BOARD_COMPILER=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
+
 ## Kernel branches for BUILD_ALL: bitmask (dev next default)
 BUILD_ALL_TARGET=0