diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c b/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c
index f7aee1faa9..88dfd7580b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/h264dsp_init_arm.c
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ av_cold void ff_h264dsp_init_arm(H264DSPContext *c, const int bit_depth,
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
+#if HAVE_ARMV6
     if (have_setend(cpu_flags))
         c->startcode_find_candidate = ff_startcode_find_candidate_armv6;
+#endif
     if (have_neon(cpu_flags))
         h264dsp_init_neon(c, bit_depth, chroma_format_idc);
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/vc1dsp_init_arm.c b/libavcodec/arm/vc1dsp_init_arm.c
index 9dae22c822..5f2c759048 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/vc1dsp_init_arm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/vc1dsp_init_arm.c
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ av_cold void ff_vc1dsp_init_arm(VC1DSPContext *dsp)
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
+#if HAVE_ARMV6
     if (have_setend(cpu_flags))
         dsp->startcode_find_candidate = ff_startcode_find_candidate_armv6;
+#endif
     if (have_neon(cpu_flags))
         ff_vc1dsp_init_neon(dsp);
 }