diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c b/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c
index f9712d8102..7cb1312c2b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c
@@ -104,12 +104,8 @@ av_cold void ff_h264dsp_init_arm(H264DSPContext *c, const int bit_depth,
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
-    if (have_armv6(cpu_flags) && !(have_vfpv3(cpu_flags) || have_neon(cpu_flags))) {
-        // This function uses the 'setend' instruction which is deprecated
-        // on ARMv8. This instruction is serializing on some ARMv7 cores as
-        // well. Therefore, only use the function on ARMv6.
+    if (have_setend(cpu_flags))
         c->h264_find_start_code_candidate = ff_h264_find_start_code_candidate_armv6;
-    }
     if (have_neon(cpu_flags))
         h264dsp_init_neon(c, bit_depth, chroma_format_idc);
 }
diff --git a/libavutil/arm/cpu.h b/libavutil/arm/cpu.h
index 52e839c32e..224409afee 100644
--- a/libavutil/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/libavutil/arm/cpu.h
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@
 #define have_vfpv3(flags)   CPUEXT(flags, VFPV3)
 #define have_neon(flags)    CPUEXT(flags, NEON)
 
+/* Some functions use the 'setend' instruction which is deprecated on ARMv8
+ * and serializing on some ARMv7 cores. This macro ensures such functions
+ * are only enabled on ARMv6. */
+#define have_setend(flags)                                              \
+    (have_armv6(flags) && !(have_vfpv3(flags) || have_neon(flags)))
+
 #endif /* AVUTIL_ARM_CPU_H */