diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix
index af123e98d561..1bcb69803bdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DNoVoip=True" ]; # libtgvoip required
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64) [ "-U__ARM_NEON__" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ars3niy/tdlib-purple";
     description = "libpurple Telegram plugin using tdlib";