diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4447ae1fdf..c20d82c1f5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ subprojects {
 
             netty: "io.netty:netty-codec-http2:[${nettyVersion}]",
             netty_epoll: "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:${nettyVersion}:linux-x86_64",
+            netty_epoll_arm64: "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:${nettyVersion}:linux-aarch_64",
             netty_proxy_handler: "io.netty:netty-handler-proxy:${nettyVersion}",
 
             // Keep the following references of tcnative version in sync whenever it's updated
diff --git a/netty/shaded/build.gradle b/netty/shaded/build.gradle
index 3bd1b087d8..e2409a86d9 100644
--- a/netty/shaded/build.gradle
+++ b/netty/shaded/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ sourceSets { testShadow {} }
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':grpc-netty')
     runtimeOnly libraries.netty_tcnative,
-            libraries.netty_epoll
+            libraries.netty_epoll,
+	    libraries.netty_epoll_arm64
     testShadowImplementation files(shadowJar),
             project(':grpc-testing-proto'),
             project(':grpc-testing'),