diff --git a/release/src/router/nettle/configure b/release/src/router/nettle/configure
index 500bd92552e..0a191ab8ba1 100755
--- a/release/src/router/nettle/configure
+++ b/release/src/router/nettle/configure
@@ -6564,9 +6564,7 @@ if test "x$enable_assembler" = xyes ; then
 	OPT_NETTLE_SOURCES="fat-arm.c $OPT_NETTLE_SOURCES"
 	FAT_TEST_LIST="arch:5 arch:6,neon"
       else
-	case "$host_cpu" in
-	  armv6* | armv7*)
-	    if test "$enable_arm_neon" = auto ; then
+	if test "$enable_arm_neon" = auto ; then
   if test "$cross_compiling" = yes ; then
             { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if assembler accepts Neon instructions" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if assembler accepts Neon instructions... " >&6; }
@@ -6613,12 +6611,14 @@ $as_echo "$enable_arm_neon" >&6; }
   fi
 fi
 
-
-	    asm_path="arm/v6 arm"
-	    ;;
-	esac
 	if test "x$enable_arm_neon" = xyes ; then
-	  asm_path="arm/neon $asm_path"
+	  asm_path="arm/neon arm/v6 $asm_path"
+	else
+	  case "$host_cpu" in
+	    armv678*)
+	      asm_path="arm/v6 arm"
+	      ;;
+	  esac
 	fi
       fi
       ;;
diff --git a/release/src/router/nettle/configure.ac b/release/src/router/nettle/configure.ac
index f4d9e905795..c458fa51321 100644
--- a/release/src/router/nettle/configure.ac
+++ b/release/src/router/nettle/configure.ac
@@ -447,15 +447,15 @@ if test "x$enable_assembler" = xyes ; then
 	OPT_NETTLE_SOURCES="fat-arm.c $OPT_NETTLE_SOURCES"
 	FAT_TEST_LIST="arch:5 arch:6,neon"
       else
-	case "$host_cpu" in
-	  armv6* | armv7*)
-	    NETTLE_CHECK_ARM_NEON
-
-	    asm_path="arm/v6 arm"
-	    ;;
-	esac
+	NETTLE_CHECK_ARM_NEON
 	if test "x$enable_arm_neon" = xyes ; then
-	  asm_path="arm/neon $asm_path"
+	  asm_path="arm/neon arm/v6 $asm_path"
+	else
+	  case "$host_cpu" in
+	    armv[678]*)
+	      asm_path="arm/v6 arm"
+	      ;;
+	  esac
 	fi
       fi
       ;;