diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template b/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template
index 802b4815a69..543a485c206 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkitgtk/template
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" gir"
 fi
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+aarch64*)
+	CFLAGS+=" -DENABLE_YARR_JIT=0"
+	CXXFLAGS+=" -DENABLE_YARR_JIT=0"
+	configure_args+=" --disable-jit"
+esac
+
 # Explicit order since webkitgtk2-devel depends on webkitgtk2
 subpackages="webkitgtk-devel webkitgtk2 webkitgtk2-devel"