diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
index 2c12e493bc9b0..073319448c805 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static void ggml_init_arm_arch_features(void) {
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
     int oldp = 0;
     size_t size = sizeof(oldp);
-    if (sysctlbyname("hw.optional.AdvSIMD", &oldp, &size, NULL, 0) != 0) {
+    if (sysctlbyname("hw.optional.arm.AdvSIMD", &oldp, &size, NULL, 0) != 0) {
         oldp = 0;
     }
     ggml_arm_arch_features.has_neon = oldp;