diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1600871..1536c55 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ elseif(${SSE} AND (${SSE_PRESENT} OR ${SSE_PRESENT} GREATER 0))
 # AVX and AVX2 machines will also match on SSE
     message(STATUS "sse processor flags found or enabled.")
     set(LPCNET_C_PROC_FLAGS -msse4.1)
-elseif(${NEON} AND (${NEON_PRESENT} OR ${NEON_PRESENT} GREATER 0))
+elseif(${NEON} AND (${NEON_PRESENT} OR ${NEON_PRESENT} GREATER 0) AND NOT APPLE)
     # RPi / ARM 32bit
     message(STATUS "neon processor flags found or enabled.")
     set(LPCNET_C_PROC_FLAGS -mfpu=neon -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53)