diff --git a/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template b/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template
index af199bd7c65..b78d5585748 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" ${makedepends}"
 fi
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	arm*) configure_args+=" --disable-neon";;
+esac
+
 pre_configure() {
 	# force it to use system libs.
 	rm -rf cups/libs expat freetype jbig2dec jpeg lcms2mt libpng openjpeg tiff zlib