diff --git a/crypto/aes/asm/aesv8-armx.pl b/crypto/aes/asm/aesv8-armx.pl
index 954c041f1e..a7947af486 100755
--- a/crypto/aes/asm/aesv8-armx.pl
+++ b/crypto/aes/asm/aesv8-armx.pl
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ $code=<<___;
 .text
 ___
 $code.=".arch	armv8-a+crypto\n"			if ($flavour =~ /64/);
-$code.=".arch	armv7-a\n.fpu	neon\n.code	32\n"	if ($flavour !~ /64/);
-		#^^^^^^ this is done to simplify adoption by not depending
-		#	on latest binutils.
+$code.=<<___						if ($flavour !~ /64/);
+.arch	armv7-a	// don't confuse not-so-latest binutils with argv8 :-)
+.fpu	neon
+.code	32
+#undef	__thumb2__
+___
 
 # Assembler mnemonics are an eclectic mix of 32- and 64-bit syntax,
 # NEON is mostly 32-bit mnemonics, integer - mostly 64. Goal is to
diff --git a/crypto/armv4cpuid.pl b/crypto/armv4cpuid.pl
index 33c893d0e4..f7d31a698a 100644
--- a/crypto/armv4cpuid.pl
+++ b/crypto/armv4cpuid.pl
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ $code.=<<___;
 .thumb
 #else
 .code	32
+#undef	__thumb2__
 #endif
 
 .align	5
diff --git a/crypto/modes/asm/ghashv8-armx.pl b/crypto/modes/asm/ghashv8-armx.pl
index cb4537b221..dcd5f595d2 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/asm/ghashv8-armx.pl
+++ b/crypto/modes/asm/ghashv8-armx.pl
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ $code=<<___;
 .text
 ___
 $code.=".arch	armv8-a+crypto\n"	if ($flavour =~ /64/);
-$code.=".fpu	neon\n.code	32\n"	if ($flavour !~ /64/);
+$code.=<<___				if ($flavour !~ /64/);
+.fpu	neon
+.code	32
+#undef	__thumb2__
+___
 
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 # void gcm_init_v8(u128 Htable[16],const u64 H[2]);