diff --git a/src/nrlib/random/dSFMT.h b/src/nrlib/random/dSFMT.h
index 568d6556..5272f74d 100644
--- a/src/nrlib/random/dSFMT.h
+++ b/src/nrlib/random/dSFMT.h
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+#if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__arm64__)
+// The existing code does not include instructions for SIMD on ARM (neon)
+#else
 // ------ NR: ------
 // We only support computers that have SSE2.
 #define HAVE_SSE2
+#endif
 #define DSFMT_MEXP 19937
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1600
   // Included stdint.h to prevent warning when compiling dSFMT on VS2010 and newer