diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 4de1c62ddd..b173cb23cd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -305,9 +305,14 @@ static void fixup_settings(const psf::registry* _psf)
 #if defined(ARCH_ARM64)
 	if (g_cfg.core.spu_decoder == spu_decoder_type::asmjit)
 	{
+#ifdef LLVM_AVAILABLE
+		constexpr auto arm64_spu_fallback = spu_decoder_type::llvm;
+#else
+		constexpr auto arm64_spu_fallback = spu_decoder_type::dynamic;
+#endif
 		sys_log.warning("The setting '%s' is currently not supported on ARM64 builds and will therefore be changed from '%s' to '%s' during emulation.",
-			g_cfg.core.spu_decoder.get_name(), spu_decoder_type::asmjit, spu_decoder_type::llvm);
-		g_cfg.core.spu_decoder.set(spu_decoder_type::llvm);
+			g_cfg.core.spu_decoder.get_name(), spu_decoder_type::asmjit, arm64_spu_fallback);
+		g_cfg.core.spu_decoder.set(arm64_spu_fallback);
 	}
 #endif