diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index 352171cad4..00c5527e31 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -1066,11 +1066,12 @@ case $host_cpu in
 esac
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build neon code)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(cpu-neon,
-  AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-cpu-neon], [enable neon code - with gcc you will need these CFLAGS for it to begin to work, and even then your gcc may have broken or non-existent support: -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mfloat-abi=softfp -mfpu=neon]),
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-cpu-neon], [build neon code, the code will be
+	  checked at run time to see if the CPU supports it]),
   [
      if test "x$enableval" = "xyes" ; then
        AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <arm_neon.h>],
-        [asm volatile ("vqadd.u8 d0, d1, d0\n")],
+        [asm volatile (".fpu neon\nvqadd.u8 d0, d1, d0\n")],
         [
           AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
           AC_DEFINE(BUILD_NEON, 1, [Build NEON Code])