diff --git a/retroarch-build.sh b/retroarch-build.sh
index 9bf3d9a2..0826dca8 100755
--- a/retroarch-build.sh
+++ b/retroarch-build.sh
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ check_deps()
 
    if [ $ARM_NEON ]; then
       echo "=== Enabling ARM NEON support (CFLAGS) ==="
-      export RARCHCFLAGS=="-mfpu=neon"
+      export RARCHCFLAGS="${RARCHCFLAGS} -mfpu=neon"
    fi
 }