diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 625cfef2ff..c27dd855e9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4720,6 +4720,16 @@ elif enabled arm; then
             ;;
     esac
 
+    if enabled neon && [ "$subarch" = "armv7a" ]; then
+        case  $extra_cflags in
+            *-mfpu=*)
+            ;;
+            *)
+                cpuflags="$cpuflags -mfpu=neon"
+            ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+
 elif enabled avr32; then
 
     case $cpu in