diff --git a/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template b/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template
index ba6e1dac53d..5eccd0a5f5f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ homepage="http://libjpeg-turbo.virtualgl.org/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=521bb5d3043e7ac063ce3026d9a59cc2ab2e9636c655a2515af5f4706122233e
 
+# SIMD uses FP instructions, disable on soft-float MIPS
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_ARCH" in
+	mips*hf) ;;
+	mips*) configure_args+=" --without-simd" ;;
+esac
+
 do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} docdir=/usr/share/doc/${pkgname} \
 		exampledir=/usr/share/doc/${pkgname} install