diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7154142006..b22c8b3389 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1993,6 +1993,7 @@ SYSTEM_FUNCS="
 
 TOOLCHAIN_FEATURES="
     as_dn_directive
+    as_fpu_directive
     as_func
     as_object_arch
     asm_mod_q
@@ -5311,6 +5312,9 @@ EOF
     check_as <<EOF && enable as_dn_directive
 ra .dn d0.i16
 .unreq ra
+EOF
+    check_as <<EOF && enable as_fpu_directive
+.fpu neon
 EOF
 
     # llvm's integrated assembler supports .object_arch from llvm 3.5
diff --git a/libavutil/arm/asm.S b/libavutil/arm/asm.S
index b0a6e50a3d..f4882899ee 100644
--- a/libavutil/arm/asm.S
+++ b/libavutil/arm/asm.S
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
 #   define FUNC @
 #endif
 
+#if HAVE_AS_FPU_DIRECTIVE
+#   define FPU
+#else
+#   define FPU @
+#endif
+
 #if   HAVE_NEON
         .arch           armv7-a
 #elif HAVE_ARMV6T2
@@ -54,11 +60,11 @@ ELF     .object_arch    armv4
 #endif
 
 #if   HAVE_NEON
-        .fpu            neon
+FPU     .fpu            neon
 ELF     .eabi_attribute 10, 0           @ suppress Tag_FP_arch
 ELF     .eabi_attribute 12, 0           @ suppress Tag_Advanced_SIMD_arch
 #elif HAVE_VFP
-        .fpu            vfp
+FPU     .fpu            vfp
 ELF     .eabi_attribute 10, 0           @ suppress Tag_FP_arch
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/arm/checkasm.S b/tests/checkasm/arm/checkasm.S
index 0cbf32e57f..e6b16509ea 100644
--- a/tests/checkasm/arm/checkasm.S
+++ b/tests/checkasm/arm/checkasm.S
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 /* override fpu so that NEON instructions are rejected */
 #if HAVE_VFP
-.fpu            vfp
+FPU     .fpu            vfp
 ELF     .eabi_attribute 10, 0           @ suppress Tag_FP_arch
 #endif