diff --git a/srcpkgs/retroarch/template b/srcpkgs/retroarch/template
index c3ab2846259..063ebf36e8c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/retroarch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/retroarch/template
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ homepage="https://www.retroarch.com/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=39d7ad9298c9487fb4848cd6a257c23a95ee85f83c75302f97bcc4797f154b6a
 
-build_options="ffmpeg flac gles2 glslang jack miniupnpc opengl pulseaudio qt5 sdl2 vulkan wayland x11"
+build_options="ffmpeg flac gles2 glslang jack miniupnpc noen opengl pulseaudio qt5 sdl2 vulkan wayland x11"
 build_options_default="ffmpeg flac gles2 glslang miniupnpc opengl pulseaudio sdl2 vulkan wayland x11"
 
 desc_option_glslang="Enable support for GLSL shaders"
 desc_option_miniupnpc="Enable support for NAT traversal"
+desc_option_neon="Enable support for ARM Neon SIMD extension"
 
 if [ "$build_option_gles2" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --enable-opengles --enable-opengles3"
@@ -91,9 +92,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		configure_args+=" --enable-threads"
 		;;
 	armv7*)
-		build_options+=" neon"
 		build_options_default+=" neon"
-		desc_option_neon="Enable support for ARM Neon SIMD extension"
 
 		configure_args+=" --enable-threads $(vopt_enable neon)"