diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 01eb9f49c2..3e75a5f83e 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -9430,10 +9430,11 @@ rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
   conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
-  CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ASIMD" >&5
+  if test "$CPU_BIT_STR" -eq 64; then
+    CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ASIMD" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for ASIMD... " >&6; }
-  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
+    if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
@@ -9442,23 +9443,23 @@ else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
-    #include <arm_neon.h>
-  #include <stdio.h>
-  extern void exit(int);
-  int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}
+      #include <arm_neon.h>
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    extern void exit(int);
+    int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}
 
 
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
   CPU_BEST_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+simd"
-     SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"
-     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+      SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-     ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h
+      ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h
 
 else
   CPU_NOTFOUND="1"
-     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 
 fi
@@ -9466,6 +9467,7 @@ rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
   conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
+  fi
 else
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for NEON" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for NEON... " >&6; }
@@ -9494,34 +9496,36 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ASIMD" >&5
+  if test "$CPU_BIT_STR" -eq 64; then
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ASIMD" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for ASIMD... " >&6; }
-  CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+    CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
+    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
-    #include <arm_neon.h>
-  #include <stdio.h>
-  extern void exit(int);
-  int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}
+      #include <arm_neon.h>
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    extern void exit(int);
+    int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}
 
 
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
   CPU_BEST_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+simd"
-     SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"
-     ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h
-     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+      SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"
+      ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 
 else
   CPU_NOTFOUND="1"
-     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  fi
 fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/m4/jtr_arm_logic.m4 b/src/m4/jtr_arm_logic.m4
index de47735cc2..87d8e25842 100644
--- a/src/m4/jtr_arm_logic.m4
+++ b/src/m4/jtr_arm_logic.m4
@@ -44,23 +44,25 @@ if test "x$enable_native_tests" = xyes; then
     ,[CPU_NOTFOUND="1"]
      [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
   )
-  CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ASIMD])
-  AC_RUN_IFELSE(
-    [
-    AC_LANG_SOURCE(
-    [[#include <arm_neon.h>
-  #include <stdio.h>
-  extern void exit(int);
-  int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}]]
-    )]
-    ,[CPU_BEST_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+simd"]
-     [SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"]
-     [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])]
-     [ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h]
-    ,[CPU_NOTFOUND="1"]
-     [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
-  )
+  if test "$CPU_BIT_STR" -eq 64; then
+    CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ASIMD])
+    AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+      [
+      AC_LANG_SOURCE(
+      [[#include <arm_neon.h>
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    extern void exit(int);
+    int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}]]
+      )]
+      ,[CPU_BEST_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+simd"]
+      [SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"]
+      [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])]
+      [ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h]
+      ,[CPU_NOTFOUND="1"]
+      [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
+    )
+  fi
 else
 dnl ======================================================================
 dnl               cross-compile versions of the same tests
@@ -81,23 +83,25 @@ dnl ======================================================================
     ,[CPU_NOTFOUND="1"]
      [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
   )
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ASIMD])
-  CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
-  AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-    [
-    AC_LANG_SOURCE(
-    [[#include <arm_neon.h>
-  #include <stdio.h>
-  extern void exit(int);
-  int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}]]
-    )]
-    ,[CPU_BEST_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+simd"]
-     [SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"]
-     [ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h]
-     [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])]
-    ,[CPU_NOTFOUND="1"]
-     [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
-  )
+  if test "$CPU_BIT_STR" -eq 64; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ASIMD])
+    CC="$CC_BACKUP -march=armv8-a+simd"
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+      [
+      AC_LANG_SOURCE(
+      [[#include <arm_neon.h>
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    extern void exit(int);
+    int main(){uint32x4_t t;*((long*)&t)=1;t=veorq_u32(t,t);if((*(unsigned*)&t)==88)printf(".");exit(0);}]]
+      )]
+      ,[CPU_BEST_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+simd"]
+      [SIMD_NAME="ASIMD"]
+      [ARCH_LINK=arm64le.h]
+      [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])]
+      ,[CPU_NOTFOUND="1"]
+      [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
+    )
+  fi
 fi
 fi