diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/julia/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/julia/package.py
index a6bcd0be207..8c6a6aaf90c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/julia/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/julia/package.py
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
                 ]
             else:
                 target_str = str(spec.target).replace('_', '-')
+                if target_str == "zen2":
+                    target_str = "znver2"
                 options += [
                     'JULIA_CPU_TARGET={0}'.format(target_str)
                 ]