diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 38053b01a7..da7bf7dddd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -mmmx")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <mmintrin.h>
       void ints_add(int *dest, int *a, int *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 2; size -= 2, dest += 2, a += 2, b += 2) {
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         ints_add((int*)0, (int*)0, (int*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_MMX)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_MMX)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_MMX)
       set(HAVE_MMX TRUE)
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <xmmintrin.h>
       void floats_add(float *dest, float *a, float *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 4; size -= 4, dest += 4, a += 4, b += 4) {
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         floats_add((float*)0, (float*)0, (float*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE)
       set(HAVE_SSE TRUE)
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse2")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <emmintrin.h>
       void doubles_add(double *dest, double *a, double *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 4; size -= 4, dest += 4, a += 4, b += 4) {
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         doubles_add((double*)0, (double*)0, (double*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE2)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE2)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE2)
       set(HAVE_SSE2 TRUE)
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse3")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <pmmintrin.h>
       void ints_add(int *dest, int *a, int *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 4; size -= 4, dest += 4, a += 4, b += 4) {
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ints_add((int*)0, (int*)0, (int*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE3)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE3)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE3)
       set(HAVE_SSE3 TRUE)
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse4.1")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <smmintrin.h>
       void ints_mul(int *dest, int *a, int *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 4; size -= 4, dest += 4, a += 4, b += 4) {
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ints_mul((int*)0, (int*)0, (int*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE4_1)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE4_1)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE4_1)
       set(HAVE_SSE4_1 TRUE)
@@ -763,14 +763,14 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse4.2")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <nmmintrin.h>
       __m128i bitmask;
       char data[16];
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         bitmask = _mm_cmpgt_epi64(_mm_set1_epi64x(0), _mm_loadu_si128((void*)data));
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE4_2)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE4_2)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SSE4_2)
       set(HAVE_SSE4_2 TRUE)
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -mavx")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <immintrin.h>
       void floats_add(float *dest, float *a, float *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 8; size -= 8, dest += 8, a += 8, b += 8) {
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         floats_add((float*)0, (float*)0, (float*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX)
       set(HAVE_AVX TRUE)
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -mavx2")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <immintrin.h>
       void ints_add(int *dest, int *a, int *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 8; size -= 8, dest += 8, a += 8, b += 8) {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         ints_add((int*)0, (int*)0, (int*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX2)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX2)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX2)
       set(HAVE_AVX2 TRUE)
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
       string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -mavx512f")
     endif()
-    check_c_source_compiles("
+    check_x86_source_compiles([==[
       #include <immintrin.h>
       void floats_add(float *dest, float *a, float *b, unsigned size) {
         for (; size >= 16; size -= 16, dest += 16, a += 16, b += 16) {
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
       int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         floats_add((float*)0, (float*)0, (float*)0, 0);
         return 0;
-      }" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX512F)
+      }]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX512F)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX512F)
       set(HAVE_AVX512F TRUE)
@@ -841,18 +841,17 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
   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)));
-          }
+    check_arm_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)
-
+      }
+      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()
diff --git a/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake b/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake
index c3d8c4702e..f4e43b73fd 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake
@@ -160,3 +160,65 @@ function(SDL_AddCommonCompilerFlags TARGET)
     endif()
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(check_x86_source_compiles BODY VAR)
+  if(ARGN)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown arguments: ${ARGN}")
+  endif()
+  if(APPLE AND DEFINED CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
+    set(test_conditional 1)
+  else()
+    set(test_conditional 0)
+  endif()
+  check_c_source_compiles("
+    #if ${test_conditional}
+    # include \"TargetConditionals.h\"
+    # if TARGET_CPU_X86 || TARGET_CPU_X86_64
+    #  define test_enabled 1
+    # else
+    #  define test_enabled 0
+    # endif
+    #else
+    # define test_enabled 1
+    #endif
+    #if test_enabled
+    ${BODY}
+    #else
+    int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+      (void)argc;
+      (void)argv;
+      return 0;
+    }
+    #endif" ${VAR})
+endfunction()
+
+function(check_arm_source_compiles BODY VAR)
+  if(ARGN)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown arguments: ${ARGN}")
+  endif()
+  if(APPLE AND DEFINED CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
+    set(test_conditional 1)
+  else()
+    set(test_conditional 0)
+  endif()
+  check_c_source_compiles("
+    #if ${test_conditional}
+    # include \"TargetConditionals.h\"
+    # if TARGET_CPU_ARM || TARGET_CPU_ARM64
+    #  define test_enabled 1
+    # else
+    #  define test_enabled 0
+    # endif
+    #else
+    # define test_enabled 1
+    #endif
+    #if test_enabled
+    ${BODY}
+    #else
+    int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+      (void)argc;
+      (void)argv;
+      return 0;
+    }
+    #endif" ${VAR})
+endfunction()