diff --git a/common/cpu.c b/common/cpu.c
index 40c4628f91c16ad3365c6d3679728e1976221968..5dd811c87ef3ad6e4024a503d9e429b82cb34785 100644
--- a/common/cpu.c
+++ b/common/cpu.c
@@ -402,7 +402,11 @@ uint32_t x264_cpu_detect( void )
 
 uint32_t x264_cpu_detect( void )
 {
+#if HAVE_NEON
     return X264_CPU_ARMV8 | X264_CPU_NEON;
+#else
+    return X264_CPU_ARMV8;
+#endif
 }
 
 #elif HAVE_MSA