diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5f8d428..6590ae3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@
                           [[default=yes]]
   --enable-libsamplerate-shared
                           dynamically load libsamplerate [[default=yes]]
-  --enable-arm-simd       use SIMD assembly blitters on ARM [[default=yes]]
+  --enable-arm-simd       use SIMD assembly blitters on ARM [[default=no]]
   --enable-arm-neon       use NEON assembly blitters on ARM [[default=no]]
   --enable-video-wayland  use Wayland video driver [[default=yes]]
   --enable-video-wayland-qt-touch
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b042234..c767bb4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@
 CheckARM()
 {
     AC_ARG_ENABLE(arm-simd,
-AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-arm-simd], [use SIMD assembly blitters on ARM [[default=yes]]]),
+AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-arm-simd], [use SIMD assembly blitters on ARM [[default=no]]]),
                   enable_arm_simd=$enableval, enable_arm_simd=no)
     if test x$enable_video = xyes -a x$enable_assembly = xyes -a x$enable_arm_simd = xyes; then
         save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"