diff --git a/src/cmake/make_update.py b/src/cmake/make_update.py
index 1cb5d6446..0a4e99d31 100755
--- a/src/cmake/make_update.py
+++ b/src/cmake/make_update.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def parse_arguments():
     parser.add_argument("--no-cycles", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--svn-command", default="svn")
     parser.add_argument("--git-command", default="git")
+    parser.add_argument("--libs-platform", type=str,
+                        help="Comma-separated platform libraries; guessed by default")
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ def svn_update(args):
     svn_url = make_utils.svn_libraries_base_url()
 
     # Checkout precompiled libraries
-    if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    if args.libs_platform:
+        libs_platform = args.libs_platform.split(',')
+    elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
         if platform.machine() == 'x86_64':
             libs_platform = ["darwin"]
         elif platform.machine() == 'arm64':