diff --git a/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk b/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk
index d2e51f8ec4..c9396b5ec6 100644
--- a/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk
+++ b/package/freerdp/freerdp.mk
@@ -63,4 +63,10 @@ else
 FREERDP_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_XV=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_NEON),y)
+FREERDP_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_NEON=ON
+else
+FREERDP_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_NEON=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))