diff --git a/modules/hal/include/opencv2/hal/defs.h b/modules/hal/include/opencv2/hal/defs.h
index 197533993b..1c30073a07 100644
--- a/modules/hal/include/opencv2/hal/defs.h
+++ b/modules/hal/include/opencv2/hal/defs.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 #  define CV_NEON 1
 #endif
 
-#if defined __GNUC__ && defined __arm__ && (defined __ARM_PCS_VFP || defined __ARM_VFPV3__)
+#if defined __GNUC__ && defined __arm__ && (defined __ARM_PCS_VFP || defined __ARM_VFPV3__ || defined __ARM_NEON__) && !defined __SOFTFP__
 #  define CV_VFP 1
 #endif