diff --git a/meta-arago-distro/conf/distro/arago-optimized.conf b/meta-arago-distro/conf/distro/arago-optimized.conf
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+require arago.conf
+
+DISTRO_NAME = "Arago (optimized)"
+
+DEFAULTTUNE:k3 = "cortexa72-cortexa53"