diff --git a/libaften/a52enc.c b/libaften/a52enc.c
index 0d1dd65..a95ea0e 100644
--- a/libaften/a52enc.c
+++ b/libaften/a52enc.c
@@ -309,19 +309,19 @@ static void
 select_mdct(A52Context *ctx)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_DOUBLE
-#ifdef HAVE_SSE3
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE3) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_sse3()) {
         sse3_mdct_init(ctx);
         return;
     }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SSE
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_sse()) {
         sse_mdct_init(ctx);
         return;
     }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC
+#if defined(HAVE_ALTIVEC) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_altivec()) {
         mdct_init_altivec(ctx);
         return;
@@ -335,19 +335,19 @@ static void
 select_mdct_thread(A52ThreadContext *tctx)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_DOUBLE
-#ifdef HAVE_SSE3
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE3) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_sse3()) {
         sse3_mdct_thread_init(tctx);
         return;
     }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SSE
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_sse()) {
         sse_mdct_thread_init(tctx);
         return;
     }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_ALTIVEC
+#if defined(HAVE_ALTIVEC) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_altivec()) {
         mdct_thread_init_altivec(tctx);
         return;
diff --git a/libaften/exponent.c b/libaften/exponent.c
index 137b930..956ad2e 100644
--- a/libaften/exponent.c
+++ b/libaften/exponent.c
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ exponent_init(A52Context *ctx)
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SSE2
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE2) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_sse2()) {
         ctx->process_exponents = sse2_process_exponents;
         return;
     }
 #endif /* HAVE_SSE2 */
-#ifdef HAVE_MMX
+#if defined(HAVE_MMX) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_mmx()) {
         ctx->process_exponents = mmx_process_exponents;
         return;
diff --git a/libaften/window.c b/libaften/window.c
index f649b5f..f994a86 100644
--- a/libaften/window.c
+++ b/libaften/window.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ kbd_window_init(A52Context *ctx, FLOAT alpha, FLOAT *window, int n, int iter)
         window[n-1-i] = window[i];
     }
 #ifndef CONFIG_DOUBLE
-#ifdef HAVE_SSE
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     if (cpu_caps_have_sse()) {
         ctx->apply_a52_window = sse_apply_a52_window;
         return;
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_cpu_caps.c b/libaften/x86/x86_cpu_caps.c
index e5a50a8..07cb4fb 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_cpu_caps.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_cpu_caps.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #define CYRIX_MMXEXT_BIT    24
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CPU_CAPS_DETECTION
+#if defined(HAVE_CPU_CAPS_DETECTION) && !defined(__aarch64__)
 #include "asm_support.h"
 
 // derived from loki_cpuinfo.c, 1997-98 by H. Dietz and R. Fisher
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void cpu_caps_detect(void)
     /* end compiled in SIMD routines */
 
     /* runtime detection */
-#ifdef HAVE_CPU_CAPS_DETECTION
+#if defined(HAVE_CPU_CAPS_DETECTION) && !defined(__aarch64__)
     {
         uint32_t caps1, caps2, caps3;
 
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_mmx_exponent.c b/libaften/x86/x86_mmx_exponent.c
index b9962f4..2ea545e 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_mmx_exponent.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_mmx_exponent.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "exponent_common.c"
+
+#ifndef __aarch64__
 #include "x86_simd_support.h"
 
 #include <mmintrin.h>
@@ -366,3 +368,4 @@ mmx_process_exponents(A52ThreadContext *tctx)
     group_exponents(tctx);
     _mm_empty();
 }
+#endif // !__aarch64__
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_sse2_exponent.c b/libaften/x86/x86_sse2_exponent.c
index 4abda29..32a41b5 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_sse2_exponent.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_sse2_exponent.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "exponent_common.c"
+
+#ifndef __aarch64__
 #include "x86_simd_support.h"
 
 #include <emmintrin.h>
@@ -373,3 +375,4 @@ sse2_process_exponents(A52ThreadContext *tctx)
 
     group_exponents(tctx);
 }
+#endif // !__aarch64__
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common.c b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common.c
index 991edeb..e3287b0 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "a52.h"
 #include "mdct.h"
 
+#ifndef __aarch64__
 #include "x86_simd_support.h"
 
 
@@ -683,3 +684,4 @@ mdct_256(A52ThreadContext *tctx, FLOAT *out, FLOAT *in)
         _mm_store_ps(out + j+4, XMM3);
     }
 }
+#endif // !__aarch64__
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common_init.c b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common_init.c
index 22bb058..4754a12 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common_init.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_common_init.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "a52.h"
 #include "mdct.h"
 
+#ifndef __aarch64__
 #include "x86_simd_support.h"
 #include "x86_sse_mdct_common_init.h"
 
@@ -408,3 +409,4 @@ sse_mdct_tctx_close(MDCTThreadContext *tmdct)
         if(tmdct->buffer1) aligned_free(tmdct->buffer1);
     }
 }
+#endif // !__aarch64__
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_dummy.c b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_dummy.c
index f95c5e4..3b95204 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_dummy.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_mdct_dummy.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "x86_sse_mdct_common_init.h"
 #include "x86_sse_mdct_common.c"
 
+#ifndef __aarch64__
 static void
 sse_mdct_close(A52Context *ctx)
 {
@@ -65,3 +66,4 @@ sse_mdct_thread_init(A52ThreadContext *tctx)
         aligned_malloc(A52_NUM_BLOCKS * A52_MAX_CHANNELS * (256 + 512) * sizeof(FLOAT));
     alloc_block_buffers(tctx);
 }
+#endif // !__aarch64__
diff --git a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_window.c b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_window.c
index b8c4ba2..9b323cb 100644
--- a/libaften/x86/x86_sse_window.c
+++ b/libaften/x86/x86_sse_window.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *********************************************************************/
 #include "window.h"
 
+#ifndef __aarch64__
 #include <xmmintrin.h>
 
 void
@@ -33,3 +34,4 @@ sse_apply_a52_window(FLOAT *samples)
         _mm_store_ps(samples+i, input);
     }
 }
+#endif // !__aarch64__
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba6f0f2..fc2fc45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ IF(SVN_VERSION)
 ENDIF(SVN_VERSION)
 
 # do SIMD stuff
-IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "i.86" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "x86_64")
+IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "i.86" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "x86_64" OR APPLE)
   CHECK_MMX()
 
   IF(HAVE_MMX)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "i.86" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "x86_64")
       CHECK_CASTSI128()
     ENDIF(HAVE_SSE3)
   ENDIF(HAVE_MMX)
-ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "i.86" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "x86_64")
+ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "i.86" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "x86_64" OR APPLE)
 
 IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "Power Macintosh" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_MACHINE MATCHES "ppc")
   CHECK_ALTIVEC()