diff --git a/src/arch/arm/sve.cpp b/src/arch/arm/sve.cpp
index 1499ac77..b15abc1e 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/sve.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/arm/sve.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 ///
 /// @file   sve.cpp
 /// @brief  Check if the CPU and OS support the SVE instruction set.
+///         Compiling and linking of sve.cpp is tested by the CMake
+///         build system using multiarch_sve_arm.cmake.
+///
 ///         In order to generate optimal code, we need to be able to
-///         check if the ARM CPU supports the SVE instruction set in
-///         a global initializer when the program is loaded.
+///         check if the ARM CPU supports the SVE instruction set
+///         in a global initializer when the program is loaded.
 ///
 ///         __builtin_cpu_supports() from Clang >= 19.0.0 does not
 ///         work when running in a global initializer. Usually the
@@ -21,27 +24,7 @@
 /// file in the top level directory.
 ///
 
-#ifndef __has_builtin
-  #define __has_builtin(x) 0
-#endif
-
-#if __has_builtin(__builtin_cpu_init) && \
-    __has_builtin(__builtin_cpu_supports)
-
-namespace primesieve {
-
-bool has_arm_sve()
-{
-  __builtin_cpu_init();
-  if (__builtin_cpu_supports("sve"))
-    return true;
-  else
-    return false;
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
@@ -91,4 +74,30 @@ bool has_arm_sve()
 
 } // namespace
 
+#else
+
+#ifndef __has_builtin
+  #define __has_builtin(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#if __has_builtin(__builtin_cpu_init) && \
+    __has_builtin(__builtin_cpu_supports)
+
+namespace primesieve {
+
+bool has_arm_sve()
+{
+  // Since __builtin_cpu_init() and __builtin_cpu_supports() are
+  // currently (2025) not yet supported for ARM64 CPUs by both
+  // GCC and Clang, we only use them as a fallback option if
+  // none of the other more reliable methods work.
+  __builtin_cpu_init();
+  if (__builtin_cpu_supports("sve"))
+    return true;
+  else
+    return false;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 #endif