diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.S b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.S
index 352c4d3dc7..9df58ce024 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.S
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
-#if defined(__ARM_NEON__)
+#if defined(__ARM_NEON__) && !defined(DONT_WANT_ARM_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 
 #ifndef __MACH__
 .arm
diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.c b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.c
index a5d10e0a68..ab3f14e414 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/float_to_s16_neon.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
-#if defined(__ARM_NEON__)
+#if defined(__ARM_NEON__) && !defined(DONT_WANT_ARM_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 
 #if defined(__thumb__)
 #define DECL_ARMMODE(x) "  .align 2\n" "  .global " x "\n" "  .thumb\n" "  .thumb_func\n" "  .type " x ", %function\n" x ":\n"
diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.S b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.S
index 3cc47e9f8f..bb3e7d8d4e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.S
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
-#if defined(__ARM_NEON__)
+#if defined(__ARM_NEON__) && !defined(DONT_WANT_ARM_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 
 #ifndef __MACH__
 .arm
diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.c b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.c
index 9912c0d50b..2282bb792c 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/conversion/s16_to_float_neon.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
-#if defined(__ARM_NEON__)
+#if defined(__ARM_NEON__) && !defined(DONT_WANT_ARM_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 
 #if defined(__thumb__)
 #define DECL_ARMMODE(x) "  .align 2\n" "  .global " x "\n" "  .thumb\n" "  .thumb_func\n" "  .type " x ", %function\n" x ":\n"
diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/resampler/drivers/sinc_resampler_neon.S b/libretro-common/audio/resampler/drivers/sinc_resampler_neon.S
index c31640f002..ca157b8cd7 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/resampler/drivers/sinc_resampler_neon.S
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/resampler/drivers/sinc_resampler_neon.S
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#if defined(__ARM_NEON__)
+#if defined(__ARM_NEON__) && !defined(DONT_WANT_ARM_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 
 #ifndef __MACH__
 .arm