diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h
index 77da9f8a6b2..8deae32a2a7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 static inline bool
 lp_has_fp16(void)
 {
-   return util_get_cpu_caps()->has_f16c;
+   return util_get_cpu_caps()->has_f16c || DETECT_ARCH_AARCH64;
 }
 
 /**