diff --git a/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile b/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile
index bba468a2e1..83a20ca352 100644
--- a/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile
+++ b/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile
@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ else
    CFLAGS += -O3
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HAVE_NEON),1)
-	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_INTRINSICS_NEON=1
-else
-	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_INTRINSICS_NEON=0
-endif
-
 OBJECTS := $(SOURCES_C:.c=.o) $(SOURCES_CXX:.cpp=.o)
 
 all: $(TARGET)
diff --git a/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile.ffmpeg b/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile.ffmpeg
index 7417dc0ec2..2ed09c31dd 100644
--- a/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile.ffmpeg
+++ b/cores/libretro-ffmpeg/Makefile.ffmpeg
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ else
 	DEPS_SOURCE += $(wildcard $(DEPS_DIR)/libmp3lame/*.c)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_NEON),1)
+	DEFINES += -DHAVE_INTRINSICS_NEON=1
+else
+	DEFINES += -DHAVE_INTRINSICS_NEON=0
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(INTERNAL_LIBSPEEX),0)
 	#LIBS += -lspeex
 	#HAVE_LIBSPEEX = 1