diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fb456bc2cf7d007ea89f3407c86bab555152d310..1df867af14be2e1a25799b5ef0bdf1c2bade0af1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ if not with_asm.disabled()
         || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7R__) \
         || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__) \
         || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7S__) \
-        || (defined(__ARM_ARCH) && __ARM_ARCH >= 7))
+        || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6__) \
+        || (defined(__ARM_ARCH) && __ARM_ARCH >= 6))
 #error "Not ARM7"
 #endif
       ''', name : 'ARMv7 macros')