diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 13419c7936..bf79cf1d08 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void avcodec_set_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int width, int height)
     s->height       = height;
 }
 
-#if (ARCH_ARM && HAVE_NEON) || ARCH_PPC || HAVE_MMX
+#if HAVE_NEON || ARCH_PPC || HAVE_MMX
 #   define STRIDE_ALIGN 16
 #else
 #   define STRIDE_ALIGN 8