diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 081d48bc1..63b804582 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set(GGML_LLAMAFILE ON)
 set(GGML_CUDA_PEER_MAX_BATCH_SIZE 128)
 set(GGML_CUDA_GRAPHS ON)
 
-if((NOT CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES MATCHES "arm64")
+if((CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES AND NOT CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES MATCHES "arm64")
     OR (NOT CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "arm|aarch64|ARM64|ARMv[0-9]+"))
     set(GGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS ON)
 endif()