diff --git a/rtl/arm/arm.inc b/rtl/arm/arm.inc
index 0d6cf5ca28..9c7b47294e 100644
--- a/rtl/arm/arm.inc
+++ b/rtl/arm/arm.inc
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 {$asmmode gas}
 
+{$ifndef FPC_SYSTEM_HAS_MOVE}
+{$define FPC_SYSTEM_FPC_MOVE}
+{$endif FPC_SYSTEM_HAS_MOVE}
+
 {$ifdef FPC_SYSTEM_FPC_MOVE}
 const
   cpu_has_edsp : boolean = false;
@@ -154,7 +158,6 @@ end;
 
 {$ifndef FPC_SYSTEM_HAS_MOVE}
 {$define FPC_SYSTEM_HAS_MOVE}
-{$define FPC_SYSTEM_FPC_MOVE}
 procedure Move_pld(const source;var dest;count:longint);assembler;nostackframe;
 asm
   pld [r0]