diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed31afcca8..414904b4a1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -794,6 +794,24 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     endif()
   endif()
 
+  if(SDL_ARMNEON)
+    check_c_source_compiles("
+        #include <arm_neon.h>
+        void floats_add(float *dest, float *a, float *b, unsigned size) {
+          for (; size >= 4; size -= 4, dest += 4, a += 4, b += 4) {
+            vst1q_f32(dest, vaddq_f32(vld1q_f32(a), vld1q_f32(b)));
+          }
+        }
+        int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+          floats_add((float*)0, (float*)0, (float*)0, 0);
+          return 0;
+         }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_ARMNEON)
+
+    if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_ARMNEON)
+      set(HAVE_ARMNEON TRUE)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
   if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG)
     # TODO: Those all seem to be quite GCC specific - needs to be
     # reworked for better compiler support
@@ -848,24 +866,6 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
         set(HAVE_LASX TRUE)
       endif()
     endif()
-
-    if(SDL_ARMNEON)
-      check_c_source_compiles("
-        #include <arm_neon.h>
-        void floats_add(float *dest, float *a, float *b, unsigned size) {
-          for (; size >= 4; size -= 4, dest += 4, a += 4, b += 4) {
-            vst1q_f32(dest, vaddq_f32(vld1q_f32(a), vld1q_f32(b)));
-          }
-        }
-        int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-          floats_add((float*)0, (float*)0, (float*)0, 0);
-          return 0;
-         }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_ARMNEON)
-
-      if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_ARMNEON)
-        set(HAVE_ARMNEON TRUE)
-      endif()
-    endif()
   endif()
 endif()