diff --git a/srcpkgs/direwolf/template b/srcpkgs/direwolf/template
index 8252bc9d807..33f6beb9f6b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/direwolf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/direwolf/template
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'direwolf'
 pkgname=direwolf
 version=1.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DFORCE_SSE=1 -DRUN_NEON=advanced"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel hamlib-devel eudev-libudev-devel"
 short_desc="AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder"
 maintainer="classabbyamp <void@placeviolette.net>"
@@ -13,3 +12,18 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf/master/CHANGES.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=6301f6a43e5db9ef754765875592a58933f6b78585e9272afc850acf7c5914be
 python_version=3
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*|i686*) configure_args+=" -DFORCE_SSE=ON" ;;
+esac
+
+post_patch() {
+	# rpi armv6 doesn't support neon, impossible to disable properly on cross
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		armv6*)
+			vsed -i cmake/modules/FindCPUflags.cmake \
+				-e 's/HAS_NEON ON/HAS_NEON OFF/g' \
+				-e '/STATUS "Use NEON/d'
+			;;
+	esac
+}