diff --git a/Makefile.arm64 b/Makefile.arm64
index fc986f4c0..064e84cbb 100644
--- a/Makefile.arm64
+++ b/Makefile.arm64
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CORE), NEOVERSEN1)
 ifeq (1, $(filter 1,$(GCCVERSIONGTEQ7) $(ISCLANG)))
 ifeq ($(GCCVERSIONGTEQ9), 1)
-CCOMMON_OPT += -march=armv8.2-a+sve -mtune=neoverse-n1
+CCOMMON_OPT += -march=armv8.2-a -mtune=neoverse-n1
 ifneq ($(F_COMPILER), NAG)
 FCOMMON_OPT += -march=armv8.2-a -mtune=neoverse-n1
 endif
 else
-CCOMMON_OPT += -march=armv8.2-a+sve -mtune=cortex-a72
+CCOMMON_OPT += -march=armv8.2-a -mtune=cortex-a72
 ifneq ($(F_COMPILER), NAG)
 FCOMMON_OPT += -march=armv8.2-a -mtune=cortex-a72
 endif