diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/dcadsp_init_arm.c b/libavcodec/arm/dcadsp_init_arm.c
index a54951584f..40ad78745c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/dcadsp_init_arm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/dcadsp_init_arm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ av_cold void ff_dcadsp_init_arm(DCADSPContext *s)
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
-    if (have_vfp(cpu_flags) && !have_vfpv3(cpu_flags)) {
+    if (have_vfp_vm(cpu_flags)) {
         s->lfe_fir[0]      = ff_dca_lfe_fir32_vfp;
         s->lfe_fir[1]      = ff_dca_lfe_fir64_vfp;
         s->qmf_32_subbands = ff_dca_qmf_32_subbands_vfp;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ av_cold void ff_synth_filter_init_arm(SynthFilterContext *s)
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
-    if (have_vfp(cpu_flags) && !have_vfpv3(cpu_flags))
+    if (have_vfp_vm(cpu_flags))
         s->synth_filter_float = ff_synth_filter_float_vfp;
     if (have_neon(cpu_flags))
         s->synth_filter_float = ff_synth_filter_float_neon;
diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/fft_init_arm.c b/libavcodec/arm/fft_init_arm.c
index 5087f5f64d..055c2c1cb2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/fft_init_arm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/fft_init_arm.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ av_cold void ff_fft_init_arm(FFTContext *s)
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
-    if (have_vfp(cpu_flags) && !have_vfpv3(cpu_flags)) {
+    if (have_vfp_vm(cpu_flags)) {
         s->fft_calc     = ff_fft_calc_vfp;
 #if CONFIG_MDCT
         s->imdct_half   = ff_imdct_half_vfp;
diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/fmtconvert_init_arm.c b/libavcodec/arm/fmtconvert_init_arm.c
index 58589c46ef..69b75bb274 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/fmtconvert_init_arm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/fmtconvert_init_arm.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ av_cold void ff_fmt_convert_init_arm(FmtConvertContext *c, AVCodecContext *avctx
 {
     int cpu_flags = av_get_cpu_flags();
 
-    if (have_vfp(cpu_flags)) {
+    if (have_vfp_vm(cpu_flags)) {
         if (!have_vfpv3(cpu_flags)) {
             c->int32_to_float_fmul_scalar = ff_int32_to_float_fmul_scalar_vfp;
             c->int32_to_float_fmul_array8 = ff_int32_to_float_fmul_array8_vfp;
diff --git a/libavutil/arm/cpu.c b/libavutil/arm/cpu.c
index 02def0b470..3889ef011c 100644
--- a/libavutil/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/libavutil/arm/cpu.c
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ int ff_get_cpu_flags_arm(void)
     if (flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6T2)
         flags |= AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6;
 
+    /* set the virtual VFPv2 vector mode flag */
+    if ((flags & AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP) && !(flags & (AV_CPU_FLAG_VFPV3 | AV_CPU_FLAG_NEON)))
+        flags |= AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP_VM;
+
     return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavutil/arm/cpu.h b/libavutil/arm/cpu.h
index 9b3b6ff58b..27a2edacf5 100644
--- a/libavutil/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/libavutil/arm/cpu.h
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@
 #define have_neon(flags)    CPUEXT(flags, NEON)
 #define have_setend(flags)  CPUEXT(flags, SETEND)
 
+/* some functions use the VFPv2 vector mode which is deprecated in ARMv7-A
+ * and might trap on such CPU depending on the OS configuration */
+#define have_vfp_vm(flags)                                              \
+    (have_armv6(flags) && ((flags) & AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP_VM))
+
 #endif /* AVUTIL_ARM_CPU_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/cpu.c b/libavutil/cpu.c
index 1acae013ca..89066d8e2a 100644
--- a/libavutil/cpu.c
+++ b/libavutil/cpu.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ int av_parse_cpu_flags(const char *s)
         { "armv6",    NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6    },    .unit = "flags" },
         { "armv6t2",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6T2  },    .unit = "flags" },
         { "vfp",      NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP      },    .unit = "flags" },
+        { "vfp_vm",   NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP_VM   },    .unit = "flags" },
         { "vfpv3",    NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = AV_CPU_FLAG_VFPV3    },    .unit = "flags" },
         { "neon",     NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = AV_CPU_FLAG_NEON     },    .unit = "flags" },
 #elif ARCH_AARCH64
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ static const struct {
     { AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6,     "armv6"      },
     { AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6T2,   "armv6t2"    },
     { AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP,       "vfp"        },
+    { AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP_VM,    "vfp_vm"     },
     { AV_CPU_FLAG_VFPV3,     "vfpv3"      },
     { AV_CPU_FLAG_NEON,      "neon"       },
     { AV_CPU_FLAG_SETEND,    "setend"     },
diff --git a/libavutil/cpu.h b/libavutil/cpu.h
index bff8518cc5..cc4e30c4cd 100644
--- a/libavutil/cpu.h
+++ b/libavutil/cpu.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #define AV_CPU_FLAG_VFPV3        (1 << 4)
 #define AV_CPU_FLAG_NEON         (1 << 5)
 #define AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV8        (1 << 6)
+#define AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP_VM       (1 << 7) ///< VFPv2 vector mode, deprecated in ARMv7-A and unavailable in various CPUs implementations
 #define AV_CPU_FLAG_SETEND       (1 <<16)
 
 /**
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 22cd66b554..9ffa7a8666 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  55
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  11
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  12
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c b/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c
index 3548bb33b5..ba7a83cae2 100644
--- a/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c
+++ b/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static const struct {
     { "ARMV6",    "armv6",    AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6 },
     { "ARMV6T2",  "armv6t2",  AV_CPU_FLAG_ARMV6T2 },
     { "VFP",      "vfp",      AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP },
+    { "VFP_VM",   "vfp_vm",   AV_CPU_FLAG_VFP_VM },
     { "VFPV3",    "vfp3",     AV_CPU_FLAG_VFPV3 },
     { "NEON",     "neon",     AV_CPU_FLAG_NEON },
 #elif ARCH_PPC