diff --git a/arch/arm/crypto/chacha-glue.c b/arch/arm/crypto/chacha-glue.c
index edb88dffee32..ff2645989f00 100644
--- a/arch/arm/crypto/chacha-glue.c
+++ b/arch/arm/crypto/chacha-glue.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int chacha_stream_xor(struct skcipher_request *req,
 		if (nbytes < walk.total)
 			nbytes = round_down(nbytes, walk.stride);
 
-		if (!neon) {
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON) || !neon) {
 			chacha_doarm(walk.dst.virt.addr, walk.src.virt.addr,
 				     nbytes, state, ctx->nrounds);
 			state[12] += DIV_ROUND_UP(nbytes, CHACHA_BLOCK_SIZE);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int do_xchacha(struct skcipher_request *req, bool neon)
 
 	chacha_init_generic(state, ctx->key, req->iv);
 
-	if (!neon) {
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON) || !neon) {
 		hchacha_block_arm(state, subctx.key, ctx->nrounds);
 	} else {
 		kernel_neon_begin();