diff --git a/make-linux.mk b/make-linux.mk
index aa690d9cd..78055cb25 100644
--- a/make-linux.mk
+++ b/make-linux.mk
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ ifeq ($(CC_MACH),armv7ve)
 endif
 ifeq ($(CC_MACH),arm64)
 	ZT_ARCHITECTURE=4
-	override DEFS+=-DZT_NO_TYPE_PUNNING -DZT_ARCH_ARM_HAS_NEON -march=armv8-a+aes+crypto -mtune=generic -mstrict-align
+	override DEFS+=-DZT_NO_TYPE_PUNNING -DZT_ARCH_ARM_HAS_NEON -march=armv8-a+crypto -mtune=generic -mstrict-align
 endif
 ifeq ($(CC_MACH),aarch64)
 	ZT_ARCHITECTURE=4
-	override DEFS+=-DZT_NO_TYPE_PUNNING -DZT_ARCH_ARM_HAS_NEON -march=armv8-a+aes+crypto -mtune=generic -mstrict-align
+	override DEFS+=-DZT_NO_TYPE_PUNNING -DZT_ARCH_ARM_HAS_NEON -march=armv8-a+crypto -mtune=generic -mstrict-align
 endif
 ifeq ($(CC_MACH),mipsel)
 	ZT_ARCHITECTURE=5