diff --git a/include/mbedtls/bn_mul.h b/include/mbedtls/bn_mul.h
index 0af694c7c5e3..565615f8343d 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/bn_mul.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/bn_mul.h
@@ -636,7 +636,8 @@
            "r6", "r7", "r8", "r9", "cc"         \
          );
 
-#elif defined (__ARM_FEATURE_DSP) && (__ARM_FEATURE_DSP == 1)
+#elif (__ARM_ARCH >= 6) && \
+    defined (__ARM_FEATURE_DSP) && (__ARM_FEATURE_DSP == 1)
 
 #define MULADDC_INIT                            \
     asm(