diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 469001af3..959d5b74a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),linux-glibc)
     USE_CPU_AFFINITY USE_THREAD USE_EPOLL USE_FUTEX USE_LINUX_TPROXY          \
     USE_ACCEPT4 USE_LINUX_SPLICE USE_PRCTL USE_THREAD_DUMP USE_NS USE_TFO     \
     USE_GETADDRINFO USE_BACKTRACE)
-ifneq ($(shell echo __arm__/__aarch64__ | $(CC) -E -xc - | grep -v '^#'),__arm__/__aarch64__)
+ifneq ($(shell echo __arm__/__aarch64__ | $(CC) -E -xc - | grep -v '^[^\#]'),__arm__/__aarch64__)
   TARGET_LDFLAGS=-latomic
 endif
 endif