diff --git a/extra/libwebp/PKGBUILD b/extra/libwebp/PKGBUILD
index 1dfa7b98a..cdd6c1672 100644
--- a/extra/libwebp/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/libwebp/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 # Contributor: Alexander Rødseth <rodseth@gmail.com>
 # Contributor: Jon Nordby <jononor@gmail.com>
 
-# ALARM: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
-#  - disable neon on !AArch64
+# remove when bumped upstream
 
 pkgname=libwebp
 pkgver=1.2.2
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=1.1
 pkgdesc="WebP library and conversion tools"
 arch=(x86_64)
 url="https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/"
@@ -23,12 +22,11 @@ validpgpkeys=('6B0E6B70976DE303EDF2F601F9C3D6BDB8232B5D') # WebP release signing
 
 build() {
   cd $pkgname-$pkgver
-  [[ $CARCH != "aarch64" ]] && CONFIG="--disable-neon"
   ./configure \
     --prefix=/usr \
     --disable-static \
     --enable-swap-16bit-csp \
-    --enable-libwebp{mux,demux,decoder,extras} $CONFIG
+    --enable-libwebp{mux,demux,decoder,extras}
   sed -i -e 's/ -shared / -Wl,-O1,--as-needed\0/g' libtool
   make
 }