diff --git a/pngpriv.h b/pngpriv.h
index 3581f6791..b9187fd36 100644
--- a/pngpriv.h
+++ b/pngpriv.h
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@
 #     else /* !defined __ARM_NEON__ */
          /* The 'intrinsics' code simply won't compile without this -mfpu=neon:
           */
-#        define PNG_ARM_NEON_IMPLEMENTATION 2
+#        if !defined(__aarch64__)
+            /* The assembler code currently does not work on ARM64 */
+#          define PNG_ARM_NEON_IMPLEMENTATION 2
+#        endif /* __aarch64__ */
 #     endif /* __ARM_NEON__ */
 #  endif /* !PNG_ARM_NEON_IMPLEMENTATION */