diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e0e25db..c0d9399 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,16 +105,28 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
     TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(${ly_lib_name}_neon64 PRIVATE -march=armv8-a+dotprod+i8mm)
     LIST(APPEND ly_lib_parts $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${ly_lib_name}_neon64>)
 
-    # Enable AArch64 SVE kernels.
-    ADD_LIBRARY(${ly_lib_name}_sve OBJECT
-      ${ly_src_dir}/row_sve.cc)
-    TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(${ly_lib_name}_sve PRIVATE -march=armv9-a+sve2)
-    LIST(APPEND ly_lib_parts $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${ly_lib_name}_sve>)
-
     set(OLD_CMAKE_REQURED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
     set(OLD_CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE ${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE})
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -march=armv9-a+sme")
+
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -march=armv9-a+sve2")
     set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
+    # Check whether the compiler can compile SVE functions; this fails
+    # with Clang for macOS.
+    check_c_source_compiles("
+int main(void) { return 0; }
+    " CAN_COMPILE_SVE)
+
+    if (CAN_COMPILE_SVE)
+        # Enable AArch64 SVE kernels.
+        ADD_LIBRARY(${ly_lib_name}_sve OBJECT
+          ${ly_src_dir}/row_sve.cc)
+        TARGET_COMPILE_OPTIONS(${ly_lib_name}_sve PRIVATE -march=armv9-a+sve2)
+        LIST(APPEND ly_lib_parts $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${ly_lib_name}_sve>)
+    else()
+        ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DLIBYUV_DISABLE_SVE)
+    endif()
+
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${OLD_CMAKE_REQURED_FLAGS} -march=armv9-a+sme)
     # Check whether the compiler can compile SME functions; this fails
     # with Clang for Windows.
     check_c_source_compiles("